Peripheral blood cell markers useful for diagnosing multiple sclerosis and methods and kits utilizing same

ABSTRACT

Markers of multiple sclerosis and methods and kits utilizing same for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in an individual are provided.

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of diagnosis, treatment assessment and prognosis. More specifically, the present invention relates to peripheral blood cell expressed markers and kits and methods utilizing same for diagnosing, treating and assessing the state of multiple sclerosis (MS) in an individual. The present invention also provides cellular markers which are useful in distinguishing between different clinical courses of MS e.g.: probable, relapsing-remitting, secondary progressive or primary progressive as well as response to the therapy.

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune neurodegenerative disease, which is marked by inflammation within the central nervous system with lymphocyte attack against myelin produced by oligodendrocytes, plaque formation and demyelization with destruction of the myelin sheath of axons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to significant neurological disability over time. The disease frequently occurs in young adults between 20-40 years of age, is more prevalent in females than males (2:1), and has a characteristic geographical distribution—estimated prevalence in USA 120/100,000, (250,000 to 350,000 cases).

The annual cost of MS in USA was estimated about $34,000 per person, $2.2 million total lifetime cost per case or $6.8 billion yearly, in a conservative estimate of a national annual cost (Anderson D W, 1992; Whetten-Goldstain K., 1998).

Clinical Diagnosis and Evaluation of Stages of MS

Typically, at onset an otherwise healthy person presents with the acute or sub acute onset of neurological symptomatology (attack) manifested by unilateral loss of vision, vertigo, ataxia, dyscoordination, gait difficulties, sensory impairment characterized by paresthesia, dysesthesia, sensory loss, urinary disturbances until incontinence, diplopia, dysarthria or various degrees of motor weakness until paralysis. The symptoms are usually painless, remain for several days to a few weeks, and then partially or completely resolve. After a period of remission, a second attack will occur. During this period after the first attack, the patient is defined to suffer from probable MS. Probable MS patients may remain undiagnosed for years. When the second attack occurs the diagnosis of clinically definite MS (CDMS) is made (Poser criteria 1983; C. M. Poser et al., Ann. Neurol. 1983; 13, 227).

The clinical disease courses of MS are relapsing-remitting, primary or secondary progressive (Abramsky, 1997; Russell, 1998).

The relapsing-remitting course of MS (85% of patients) is characterized by acute attacks or relapses during which new neurological symptoms and signs appear, or worsen. Relapse develops within a period of several days, lasts for 6-8 weeks, than gradually resolves. During the acute relapse scattered inflammatory and demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) lesions produce varying combinations of motor, sensory, coordination, visual, and cognitive impairments, as well as symptoms of fatigue and urinary tract dysfunction. The outcome of a relapse is unpredictable in terms of neurological sequel but it is well established that with additional relapses, the probability of complete clinical remission decreases and neurological disability and handicap may develop. On average, about 60% of patients remain fully functional 10 years after the primary attack, and 25 to 30% remain fully functional 30 years after onset. Statistically, the disease does not greatly decrease life expectancy (mean decrease 12 years), although some patients become severely disabled and die from recurrent infections and complications.

Primary progressive MS (10% of patients) is characterized by slow, progressive neurological dysfunction usually in the form of a gradual myelopathy causing spasticity and ataxia. Treatment regimen varies greatly with different clinical course and severity of the disease.

The diagnosis of MS is still defined primary by clinical terms and relies on a combination of history, neurological examination and ancillary laboratory and neuro-imaging studies.

Laboratory tests for MS include: 1) CSF evaluation of IgG synthesis, oligoclonal bands; 2) MRI of the brain and spinal cord and; 3) exclusion of other autoimmune diseases by blood tests [e.g.; serum B12 level; HTLV 1 or HIV 1 titers; sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein; RA latex (Rheumatoid arthritis); ANA, anti-DNA antibodies (systemic lupus erythematosus)]. However, accurate diagnosis and prognosis in the “probable” stage, and early relapsing-remitting stages remains problematic. For example, it has been shown that positive MRI findings in the first demyelinating attack only provide a 50% successful prediction of development of clinically definite MS within 2-3 years (CHAMPS Study Group, Neurology 2002; 59:998-1005). Likewise, Villar et al (Neurology 2002; 59:877-83) found that detection of oligoclonal IgM bands with early symptoms were only partially predictive of development of clinically definite MS.

Other laboratory tests may provide some additional support for the diagnosis, but evidence of lesions disseminated in time and space remains a cardinal element of the diagnosis (Poser C M., 2001). In absence of definitive laboratory tests and pathognomonic clinical features, MS remains ultimately a diagnosis of exclusion.

Diseases that may be confused with MS are: 1) Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (follows infections or vaccination mainly in children, fever, headaches, and meningitis common), 2) Lyme disease (antibodies to Borrelia species antigens in serum and CSF), 3) HIV associated myelopathy (HIV antibodies present), 4) HTLVI myelopathy (HTLVI antibodies present in serum/CSF), 5) Neurosyphilis (syphilis antibodies present in serum and/or CSF, 6) Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (biopsy of lesions demonstrates virus by electron microscopy), 7) Systemic lupus erythematosus (CNS manifestations of lupus, antinuclear antibodies, anti-dsDNA), 8) Polyarteritis nodosa (systemic signs, micro-aneurysms demonstrated by angiographies, vasculitis demonstrated in biopsy of involved areas), 9) Sjogren's syndrome (dry eyes and mouth, antiRo and antiLa antibodies), 10) Behcet's disease (Oral/genital ulcers, antibodies to oral mucosa), 11) Sarcoidosis (CNS signs, increased protein in CSF, biopsy shows granuloma, 12) Paraneoplastic syndromes (older age group, antiYo antibodies), 13) Subacute combined degeneration of cord (peripheral neuropathy, vitamin B12 levels), 14) Sub acute myeloopticoneuropathy (adverse reaction to chlorhydroxyquinoline, mainly in Japanese), 15) Hereditary spastic paraparesis/primary lateral sclerosis (normal CSF, MRI and visual evoked potential studies), 16) Adrenomyeloneuropathy (adrenal dysfunction, neuropathy, increased plasma very long-chain fatty acids), 16) Spinocerebellar syndromes (familial, pes cavus scoliosis, abnormal reflexes, normal CSF IgG), 17) Miscellaneous—strokes, tumors, arteriovenous malformations, arachnoid cysts, Arnold-Chiari malformations, and cervical spondylosis all may lead to diagnostic dilemmas on occasion. Thus, detailed history and neurological examination must be complemented by specific laboratory tests for the correct diagnosis of MS. Clearly there is a long felt need for more powerful diagnostic tools for prediction and staging of MS.

Etiology of MS

The etiology of MS is unknown. It is suggested that a combination of genetic background and environmental factors and immune response are involved in the disease. A certain incidence of familial occurrence has been observed, with the concordance rate among monozygotic twins being 30%, a 10-fold increase over that in dizygotic twins or first-degree relatives (Steinman, 1966; Dyment et al Mol. Gen 1997; 6:1693-98). In addition, recent research indicates that the tissue damage in MS occurs as the result of pathological autoimmune responses to several myelin antigens following exposure to an as yet undefined environmental causal agent.

However, although some environmental factors have been statistically associated with the disease, none have provided correlations of any predictive value. Environmental factors seem to trigger MS in subjects who are already genetically susceptible to the illness. Most probably no one dominant gene determines genetic susceptibility, but rather many genes, each with different influence, are involved. Indeed, the initial pathogenic process could be caused by one group of genes, while others groups could be responsible for the development and progression of the disease (Oksenberg, 2001; Compston, 1997).

Microarray Analysis and MS

Microarray technology is based on hybridization of mRNA to high-density array of immobilized target sequences. Each sequence corresponds to a specific gene(s) of interest. The labeled pool of sample mRNA is subsequently hybridized to the array (chip). Application of this technology provides the capability of monitoring thousands of various genes simultaneously. Today commercial available DNA microarrays (Affymetrix, Santa Clara Calif., USA) contain elements representing 10,000, 20,000 or more genes that have been characterized in terms of function or disease association. The preparation and use of microarrays for diagnostics, research and drug development is disclosed in, inter alia, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,324,497 and 6,468,476 to Friend et al and 6,410,229 to Lockhart et al; and Intnl Pat. Application WO 0053625C2 and A2.

Several application of microarrays in human disease have been reported, for example the identification (marker) genes involved in ovarian carcinogenesis (Ono K., 2000); classification of genes expression profiling of cutaneous malignant melanoma (Bitter M., 2000); and expression profile of Tangl-Rearing CA1 neurons in Alzheimer's disease (Stephen, 2000). Alizaden (2000) characterized gene expression in diffuse large B cell lymphoma, where two distinct gene expression patterns, characterized by different molecular forms of B cells lymphoma, were identified. In addition, microarray technology has also been applied to diagnosis and monitoring of such diverse diseases as cancer (U.S. Pat. No. 6,511,849 to Freuhauf et al), psoriasis (Intnl Pat. Application WO 20020027538 to Trepicchio et al), T-helper cell related diseases (Trepicchio et al, Intnl Pat Application WO 20020039734), Epstein-Barr disease (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,506,553 and 6,468,476 to Smith and Parks), rheumatoid arthritis (Intnl Pat Application WO 0248310A2 to Trepicchio et al) and Reward Deficiency Syndrome, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

In a recent review (Greenberg S A., 2001) the author discussed the potential application of DNA microarray technology for understanding neurological disorders. Using cDNA microarrays technology, brain tissue from pathology lesions and normal white matter of single MS patient were analyzed (Whitney L W., 1999). Blood genomic fingerprints were demonstrated after experimental strokes, seizures, hypoglycemia and hypoxia of rats (Yang Tang, 2001). Similarly, microarray analysis of gene expression in brainstem and spinal cord tissues from the animal models of MS (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, EAE) has identified a number of differentially expressed genes from active-acute versus silent lesions (Lock C. et al Nat Med 2002; 8,500-504), and also suggested a role for the proinflammatory cytokine osteopontin in the development of EAE in mice (Chabas D et al Science 2001; 294:1731-34).

In another recent study, Ramanathan M et al (J of Immunology 2001; 116:213-19) used cDNA microarray technology to identify abnormal gene expression patterns in PBMC of relapsing-remitting MS patients. The study compared PBMC gene expression in 15 patients during remission (only) with that of 15 healthy controls, using a GeneFilters GF211 array (Research Genetics, Huntsville Ala., USA) having approximately 5200 human gene sequences. Groups of marker genes correlated with MS were disclosed, but the range of differences (fold changes) between level of gene expression in MS and control groups was only 13 to 35% for unregulated and from 11 to 43% for down regulated genes. Such small differences are probably due to the limited sensitivity of the technology employed in using GeneFilters arrays, and may not have any clinical or diagnostically mining significance. More significantly, the population of MS patients was limited, including only patients during clinical remission, who had not received any immunosupressive treatment for at least 3 months. Thus, the markers described do not provide a profile of expression patterns useful for diagnosing clinically defined MS in patients having probable MS, or for determining stages of the disease.

Trepicchio et al. (Intnl Pat. Application No. WO 02/079218 A1) also describe the use of microarray technology in determining characteristic gene expression in an animal model of MS (murine EAE) and in tissue samples from MS patients. The human samples were PBMC or brainstem tissue, collected from 60 patients manifesting a wide variety of symptoms, at different stages of MS including relapsing-remitting, primary and secondary progressive, and acute exacerbation. RNA probes prepared from these samples were hybridized to a human chip array containing approximately 14,000 gene sequences (MicroArray, Affymetrix, cat no. 510448, Santa Clara Calif.), and expression profiles compared with those of healthy controls. Determination of the panel of “MS-related” markers was based merely on fold change of greater than 2 fold (up- or downregulated), with a confidence level of p<0.01. No more stringent statistical criteria were applied. A “panel” of 300 differentially regulated genes was thus described in the PBMC samples, and another 100 in the brain lesion tissue. However, no classification of expression profiles characteristic to specific stages of the disease was provided, and the “class predictor model”, as described, using “neighborhood analysis”, was applied for attempted prediction of “MS-afflicted” or “non-diseased” samples only. Thus, the panel of markers described is not applicable to the diagnosis of stage of MS, in general, is unsuited for the prediction of clinically definite MS or probable MS patients, and is clearly non-predictive in monitoring response to treatment.

There is thus a widely recognized need for, and it would be highly advantageous to have gene expression profiles useful in distinguishing between different forms of MS e.g.: probable, relapsing-remitting, primary or secondary as well as response to the therapy, devoid of the above limitations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of diagnosing a subject with multiple sclerosis, the method comprising determining a level of expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V in a sample obtained from the subject, wherein a substantial difference between the level of expression of the gene in the sample obtained from the subject and a normal expression level of the gene is an indication that the subject is afflicted with multiple sclerosis.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below a method of monitoring a state of multiple sclerosis in a subject, the method comprising monitoring a level of expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V over a predetermined time period, wherein substantial difference between the levels of expression of the at least one gene over the predetermined time period indicates a change in a state of the multiple sclerosis in the subject.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below monitoring the level of expression of at least one gene over the predetermined time period is effected by periodically obtaining a sample from the individual and determining the level of expression of the at least one gene in the sample.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the at least one gene comprises at least 10, at least 50, at least 100, at least 250, at least 500, at least 750, at least 1000 or at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of diagnosing a subject with multiple sclerosis, the method comprising the step of determining a level of expression of each of the genes listed in Tables I-V in a sample obtained from the subject, wherein a substantial difference between expression levels of the genes in the sample obtained from the subject and normal expression levels of the genes is an indication that the subject is afflicted with multiple sclerosis.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the normal expression level of the at least one gene or genes is determined by measuring the level of expression of the gene or genes in at least one control sample obtained from at least one healthy individual.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the sample includes peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

According to yet further features in the described preferred embodiments the substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the level of expression of the at least one gene or genes is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in the sample. According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments quantifying a level of the protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with the protein.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table I.

According to still further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table II.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table III.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table IV.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table V.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the level of expression of the at least one gene or genes in the sample is determined by detecting the presence in the sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof. The transcribed polynucleotide can be mRNA.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with the transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the sample from a subject is T cells, the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table IV and the normal expression of the gene or genes is T-cell expression.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of assessing the efficacy of a treatment regimen on multiple sclerosis in a subject, the method comprising determining a level of expression of at least one gene or genes selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V in samples obtained from the subject prior to, and following exposure to the treatment regimen, wherein a substantial difference in the expression level of at least one gene or genes between the samples is an indication that the treatment regimen is efficacious in treating multiple sclerosis in the subject.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the treatment regimen is administering at least one test compound for inhibiting multiple sclerosis.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the treatment regimen is an environmental condition.

According to yet further features in the described preferred embodiments the substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the level of expression of the at least one gene or genes is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in the sample.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments quantifying a level of the protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with the protein.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table I.

According to still further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table II.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table III.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table IV.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table V.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the level of expression of the at least one gene or genes in the sample is determined by detecting the presence in the sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof. The transcribed polynucleotide can be mRNA.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with the transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the sample from a subject is T cells, the at least one gene or genes are selected from the genes listed in Table IV and the normal expression of the gene or genes is T-cell expression.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the at least one gene comprises at least 10, at least 50, at least 100, at least 250, at least 500, at least 750, at least 1000 or at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a kit for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in a subject, the kit comprising components suitable for determining expression levels of at least one gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.

According to further features in the described preferred embodiments the reagents include at least one polynucleotide sequence selected capable of specifically hybridizing with an transcription product of the at least one gene and reagents for detecting and optionally quantifying a complex formed from the at least one polynucleotide sequence and said transcription product.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments the reagents include at least one antibody selected capable of specifically binding a polypeptide product of the at least one gene and reagents for detecting and optionally quantifying a complex formed from the at least one antibody and the polypeptide product.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.

According to still further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.

According to yet further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.

According to still further features in the described preferred embodiments at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the kit further comprises packaging material identifying the kit as useful from diagnosing MS.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a polynucleotide array comprising at least 10 and no more than 1500 polynucleotide sequences, wherein each of the sequences is selected capable of hybridizing with a transcription product of a polynucleotide sequence of a gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the array is selected having polynucleotide sequences capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from multiple sclerosis. The subjects may also be suspected of suffering from probable multiple sclerosis, primary progressive multiple sclerosis, secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and/or relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I, II, III, IV and/or IV.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention there is provided an array comprising at least 10 and no more than 1500 antibodies or antibody fragments each capable of specifically binding a protein product of a gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the array is selected having antibodies or antibody fragments capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from multiple sclerosis. The subjects may also be suspected of suffering from probable multiple sclerosis, primary progressive multiple sclerosis, secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and/or relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.

According to further features in preferred embodiments of the invention described below the gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I, II, III, IV and/or IV.

Implementation of the method and system of the present invention involves performing or completing selected tasks or steps manually, automatically, or a combination thereof. Moreover, according to actual instrumentation and equipment of preferred embodiments of the method and system of the present invention, several selected steps could be implemented by hardware or by software on any operating system of any firmware or a combination thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention is herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention. In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention, the description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice.

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FIGS. 1A-B are graphic representations of the differences in PMBC gene expression between MS patients and healthy subjects. RNA from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PMBC) of 26 patients diagnosed with MS, and 18 healthy, age-matched controls was purified, labeled hybridized to a Genechip array (U95Av2, Affymetrix Inc. Santa Clara Calif., USA), scanned and analyzed according to manufacturer's recommendations. The data were normalized and fold ratios calculated for each gene of the MS samples against the geometric mean of the controls. FIG. 1A shows the number of MS specific genes detected having increased expression (fold change greater than 1.5) analyzed by t-test (red line), TNoM (green line) and INFO (blue line), compared with random occurrence (black line), at confidence levels (False Discovery Rates, FDR) of 90% (p=0.10) to 100% (p=0). Note the high level of significant MS-related gene expression at 95% FDR and above (arrows) (1249 distinguished genes). FIG. 1B is an infogram of the 1249 genes most significantly (p<0.05 on all three tests) distinguishing MS patients (MS) from (control) healthy controls, determined as above. Each spot represents expression of a specific gene; color intensity of overexpressed (green) and under-expressed (red) genes indicates fold increase as compared to controls. Gray color indicates genes showing no difference in expression between MS and controls.

FIGS. 2A-B are graphic representations of the differences in PMBC gene expression between MS patients during acute relapse, and MS patients in remission. RNA from PMBC of 12 relapsed, and 14 clinically in remission patients was purified, labeled, hybridized and analyzed as described for FIGS. 1A-B hereinabove. FIG. 2A shows the number of acute relapse-specific genes detected having increased expression in relapse, as analyzed by t-test (red line), TNoM (green line) and INFO (blue line), compared with random occurrence (black line), at confidence levels (False Discovery Rates, FDR) of 90% (p=0.10) to 100% (p=0). 735 genes were detected having significant relapsing-related gene expression at 95% FDR and above. FIG. 2B is an infogram analysis of the 735 genes most significantly (p<0.05 on all three tests) distinguishing acute relapsing MS patients (Relapse) from MS patients in remission (Remission). Note the different profiles of gene expression in patients undergoing treatment (Relapse+ and Remission+) compared with untreated patients (Relapse− and Remission−).

FIG. 3 is a pie chart diagram showing the breakdown, by functional character, of specific genes displaying up- or down-regulation in MS-derived MOG-reactive T-cell lines, as compared to normal-derived MOG-reactive T-cell lines. Significant MOG reactive MS-related genes are defined as genes with TNOM=0 and p=0.057 as compared to normal MOG-reactive T-cells.

FIG. 4 is a graphic representation of the differences in gene expression between MOG-stimulated T-cell lines from MS patients and healthy controls. RNA from MOG-stimulated T-cells of 4 MS patients and 3 matched controls was purified, labeled, hybridized and analyzed as described for FIGS. 1A-B hereinabove. Panel A shows a cluster analysis of 150 differentially expressed genes analyzed as described hereinabove (TNoM=0, p<0.05) distinguishing T-cells of MS (MS) patients from controls (Controls). Panel B shows a cluster analysis of the 43 most informative genes (TNoM=0, p<0.05, and fold change>1.5). Each row represents a gene, and each column represents a T-cell line form a different subject. Yellow color indicates genes with an increased expression relative to controls are yellow, and blue color indicates genes with relative decreased expression.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention is of methods and kits for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in subjects, using novel gene expression profiles derived from peripheral blood cells. Specifically, the present invention can be used to diagnose MS in early stages of the disease, to determine clinical stage and predict the course of the disease in patients with a unclear diagnoses, to provide definition and prognostic information in patients with probable MS, to assess and monitor MS therapies and to screen new and established drugs and treatments for MS.

The principles and operation of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and accompanying descriptions.

Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the Examples and drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

The present invention provides previously unavailable accuracy in predicting and staging MS, by identifying genes and groups of genes specifically over- and under-expressed in PBMC of patients at various stages of their disease.

As is further described in the Examples section which follows, the present inventors have conducted a broad scale analysis of PMBC expressed genes using hybridization of biotin-labeled PBMC mRNA to more than 12,000 human gene sequences provided on DNA chips. By utilizing specialized statistical analysis approaches, the present inventors identified in the microarray data the most highly informative expression profiles.

As mentioned hereinabove, multiple sclerosis is a chronic, multi-factorial neurodegenerative disease of unknown etiology, the diagnosis and classification of which remains largely clinical in nature. Identification of the stages and progression of the disease, particularly definition of the probable MS stage, is crucial to determination of optimal treatment regimen and development of effective therapies. However, the complexities of autoimmune interactions, and the variability of MS in different individuals have made diagnosis and subsequent prognosis using traditional methods inexact and challenging. Methods for more accurate diagnosis of MS are greatly needed.

The profiles of MS-related genetic markers listed in Table I represent genes exhibiting differential expression in PBMCs from a large sample of MS patients, compared to that of age-matched healthy controls. Abundance of specific gene transcripts, represented by the intensity of label hybridizing to individual sequence loci of the MicroArray (Affymetrix Inc, Santa Clara Calif.), was recorded and quantified according to the manufacturers recommended protocols (such as GeneChip 3.0 software from Affymetrix). However, rather than composing the profile of differentially expressed genes based on probabilities using simple distribution of mean intensities, as has been reported by Ramanathan et al (J Immunol 2001; 116:213-219), informative genes were selected based on the degree to which they were predictive of classification of the sample as “diseased” or “not diseased”. By applying the rigorous three-pronged statistical analysis described in detail hereinbelow, 1249 genes most informative in distinguishing between diseased and otherwise not diseased patients were identified (see Table I). By applying an even more restrictive analysis of the data in Table I (see Table II, Bonfferoni analysis), a subset of the 300 highest scoring genes was identified. These MS marker genes comprise both over-expressed and downregulated genes, and represent of a diverse group of functional gene categories. Additional analysis of the markers uncovered herein also led to the identification of another restricted marker set which can be accurately utilized to diagnose probable MS patients. As is further described hereinbelow, the identification of such a marker set represents a significant breakthrough since it enables to treat individuals at a much earlier stage of MS then previously possible.

Thus, according to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of diagnosing a subject with multiple sclerosis by determining a level of expression of at least one gene of the genes listed in Tables I-V in a sample obtained from the subject, wherein a substantial difference between the level of expression of the gene in the sample obtained from the subject and a normal expression level of the gene is an indication that the subject is afflicted with multiple sclerosis.

Normal expression levels of a marker or markers are obtained from isolated or cultured PMBCs (e.g., T-cell cultures), or samples obtained from individuals not affected with MS. A substantial difference is preferably of a magnitude that is statistically significant (see the Examples section for more detail). In particularly preferred embodiments, the marker is increased or decreased relative to control samples by at least 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, or 10-fold or more. Similarly, one skilled in the art will be well aware of the fact that a preferred detection methodology is one in which the resulting detection values are above the minimum detection limit of the methodology utilized.

As is further described in the Examples section which follows, the marker listed in Tables I-V were identified in peripheral blood cells. As such, the sample obtained from the individual is preferably a peripheral blood sample or any sample which includes blood cells such as T-cells. In a preferred embodiment, the sample is blood, thymus, spleen, lymph, pus, or bone marrow. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that PMBCs may be present as an infiltrate in many other tissues, and that such tissues may also serve as samples in which the presence, activity, and/or quantity of the markers of the invention may be assessed. The tissue samples containing one or more of the markers themselves may be useful in the methods of the invention, and one skilled in the art will be well aware of methods by which such samples may be conveniently obtained, stored, preserved and processed. For further description relating to collection and processing of blood samples please see the Examples section which follows.

As is detailed in the Examples section below, analysis of PBMC genes differentially expressed in MS, according to the methods described herein, revealed groups of genes of specific interest in MS. Genes that are most significantly over expressed, or downregulated in MS can indicate members of pathways important to disease development or pathology. Strongly overexpressed genes, according to Tables I and II, include SLAM (signaling lymphocyte activation molecule, GenBank Accession No. U33017), LEF1 (lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1, GenBank Accession No. AL099409), LRP5 (low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5, GenBank Accession No. AF077820), LILRB (leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, GenBank Accession No. AF004230), LY75 (lymphocyte antigen 75, GenBank Accession No. AF011333), CDW52 (GenBank Accession No. N90866), PIP5K1-gamma (Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase, type 1, gamma, GenBank Accession No. AB011161), MAP4 (Microtubule-associated protein 4, GenBank Accession No. M64571), CTSK (Cathepsin K, GenBank Accession No. X82153) and CTSB (Cathepsin B, GenBank Accession No. L22507). Strongly down-regulated genes include IL1B (Interleukin 1 beta, GenBank Accession No. M15330), TRAF6 (GenBank Accession No. U78798), SCYA20 (GenBank Accession No. U64197), IL1R (type1 receptor, GenBank Accession No. M27492), IL1RAP (receptor accessory protein, GenBank Accession No. AB006537) and IL1RN (receptor antagonist, GenBank Accession No. X52015), TGFB1 (Transforming growth Factor beta. 1, GenBank Accession No. X05839), SKI (v-ski sarcoma viral oncogene homologue, GenBank Accession No. X15218), VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor, GenBank Accession No. M63978), IGFBP4 (Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4, GenBank Accession No. U20982), EREG (epiregulin, GenBank Accession No. NM_(—)001432.1), and NR4A1, NR4A2, NR4A3 (nuclear receptor family genes, GenBank Accession Nos. NM_(—)002135.1, X75918 and U12767, respectively).

Functional groups of genes strongly represented in the profile of most significantly differentially regulated genes in MS include, inter alia, apoptosis-related genes, T-cell activation and expansion related genes, cell proliferation related genes and epidermal growth factor genes. Many of the marker genes identified are associated with other MS-related genes, according to Tables I-V.

It will be appreciated that although a single marker can be used for diagnosis, diagnostic accuracy typically increases with an increase in the number of markers utilized.

As such, the diagnostic method of the present invention preferably utilizes a marker set that can range anywhere from 2 genes to 1200 genes. For example, the present method can utilize at least 10, at least 50, at least 100, at least 250, at least 500, at least 750, at least 1000 or at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V. Most preferably the markers utilized are selected from the sequences listed in Table II.

The markers sets utilized can be selected according to a statistical significance or fold change thereof (provided for each marker in Tables I-V), a higher significance and higher fold change indicating higher probability of marker accuracy. For example, a selected marker set can encompass markers displaying a high statistical significance (low P-value), preferably a P-value lower than 5.0E-02, more preferably lower than 5.0E-04, most preferably, lower than 5.0E-06. Alternatively, markers can be selected according to shared features of the marker gene. For example, gene markers of similar cellular function (e.g., genes of a signaling pathway such as apoptosis) or markers displaying similar activity (e.g., enzymes of the same enzyme family) can be grouped into specific marker sets.

Each marker set may be considered individually, although it is within the scope of the invention to provide combinations of two or more marker sets for use in the methods and compositions of the invention to increase the confidence of the analysis.

As used herein, the terms “polynucleotide” and “oligonucleotide” are used interchangeably, and include polymeric forms of nucleotides of any length, either deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides, or analogs thereof. Polynucleotides may have any three-dimensional structure, and may perform any function, known or unknown. The following are non-limiting examples of polynucleotides: a gene or gene fragment, exons, introns, messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA, ribozymes, cDNA, recombinant polynucleotides, branched polynucleotides, plasmids, vectors, isolated DNA of any sequence, isolated RNA of any sequence, nucleic acid probes, and primers. A polynucleotide may comprise modified nucleotides, such as methylated nucleotides and nucleotide analogs. If present, modifications to the nucleotide structure may be imparted before or after assembly of the polymer. The sequence of nucleotides may be interrupted by non-nucleotide components. A polynucleotide may be further modified after polymerization, such as by conjugation with a labeling component. The term also includes both double- and single-stranded molecules. Unless otherwise specified or required, any embodiment of this invention that is a polynucleotide encompasses both the double-stranded form and each of two complementary single-stranded forms known or predicted to make up the double-stranded form.

As used herein, a “gene” includes a polynucleotide containing at least one open reading frame that is capable of encoding a particular polypeptide or protein after being transcribed and translated. Any of the polynucleotide sequences described herein may be used to identify larger fragments or full-length coding sequences of the gene with which they are associated. Methods of isolating larger fragment sequences are known to those of skill in the art, some of which are described herein. A “gene product” includes an amino acid (e.g., peptide or polypeptide) generated when a gene is transcribed and translated.

As used herein, a “probe” is defined as an oligonucleotide that is provided as a reagent to detect a target present in a sample of interest by hybridizing with the target. Usually, a probe will comprise a label or a means by which a label can be attached, either before or subsequent to the hybridization reaction. Suitable labels include, but are not limited to radioisotopes, fluorochromes, chemiluminescent compounds, dyes, and proteins, including enzymes.

As used herein, “expression” includes the process by which polynucleotides are transcribed into mRNA and translated into peptides, polypeptides, or proteins. “Differentially expressed”, as applied to a gene, includes the differential production of mRNA transcribed from a gene or a protein product encoded by the gene. A differentially expressed gene may be overexpressed or underexpressed as compared to the expression level of a normal or control cell. In one aspect, it includes a differential that is 2.5 times, preferably 5 times or preferably 10 times higher or lower than the expression level detected in a control sample. The term “differentially expressed” also includes nucleotide sequences in a cell or tissue which are expressed where silent in a control cell or not expressed where expressed in a control cell.

As used herein, the term “polypeptide” is defined as a compound of two or more subunit amino acids, amino acid analogs, or peptidomimetics. The subunits may be linked by peptide bonds. In another embodiment, the subunit may be linked by other bonds, e.g., ester, ether, etc. As used herein the term “amino acid” includes either natural and/or unnatural or synthetic amino acids, including glycine and both the D or L optical isomers, and amino acid analogs and peptidomimetics. A peptide of three or more amino acids is commonly referred to as an oligopeptide. Peptide chains of greater than three or more amino acids are referred to as a polypeptide or a protein.

As used herein, the term “marker” is defined as a polynucleotide or polypeptide molecule which is present or absent, or increased or decreased in quantity or activity in subjects afflicted with multiple sclerosis, or in cells involved in multiple sclerosis. The relative change in quantity or activity of the marker is correlated with the incidence or risk of incidence of multiple sclerosis or progression from one stage of the disease to another.

Although all of the markers listed in Tables I-V can be used in diagnosis of MS, an additional object of the present invention was to identify those markers which can be utilized to diagnose specific clinical forms and/or stages of MS.

Accurate clinical tools for specific diagnosis of disease stages in MS are presently unavailable.

As a result of comprehensive studies conducted in efforts to evaluate specific gene expression in relation to clinical disease phases, the present invention provides, for the first time, specific markers sets which can be utilized in accurate diagnosis of specific forms and stages of MS

As is illustrated in Example II of the Examples section which follows, the present invention provides marker sets which can be accurately utilized to diagnose acute relapse, remission and probable stages of MS (Tables III-V).

Of particular importance is the marker set provided in Table V. As is described in the Examples section which follows, the present inventors also uncovered cellular markers which distinct between disease-related and non-disease related T-cell myelin reactivity. Although MS appears to be caused by autoimmune T-cells activated against myelin self-antigens, myelin-reactive T-cells have been demonstrated in healthy subjects as well. Thus, distinction between disease-related and non-disease related T-cell myelin reactivity is of great clinical and investigational importance.

Cellular markers which distinct between disease-related and non-disease related T-cell myelin reactivity include down-regulating apoptosis associated genes, up regulating anti-apoptotic genes and genes responsible for increased expansion capability of autoreactive T cells and enhanced ability to penetrate the CNS. Thus, the markers of Table V include genes involved in perpetuating pathologic cellular proliferation and tissue destruction within the CNS characteristic of MS, along with increased resistance to regulation. This marker set accurately defines the requirements for an individual to develop MS, and thus has important predictive value, especially in diagnosing individuals having MS in the “probable” stage.

The identification of these markers significantly advances the field of MS diagnosis and treatment as well as provides tools which will enable elucidation of the mechanisms underlying MS formation and progression, ultimately leading to formulation of efficient, stage specific, treatment regimens.

The markers of the invention may be nucleic acid molecules (e.g., DNA, cDNA, or RNA) or the polypeptides encoded thereby. As such, detection of markers in a sample obtained from an individual can be effected using various detection methods well known to the ordinary skilled artisan.

Briefly, measurement of the relative amount of nucleic acid or polypeptide molecules can be effected by any method known in the art (see, e.g., Sambrook, J., Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd, ed, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989; and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, eds. Ausubel et al. John Wiley & Sons: 1992). Typical methodologies for RNA detection include RNA extraction from a cell or tissue sample, followed by hybridization of a labeled probe (e.g., a complementary nucleic acid molecule) specific for the target RNA to the extracted RNA, and detection of the probe (e.g., Northern blotting). Typical methodologies for polypeptide detection include activity assays in cases of known enzymes, protein extraction from a cell or tissue sample, followed by hybridization of a labeled probe (e.g., an antibody) specific for the target protein to the protein sample, and detection of the probe. The label group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Detection of specific polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules may also be assessed by gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, direct sequencing, or quantitative PCR (in the case of nucleic acid molecules) among many other techniques well known to those skilled in the art.

Probes based on the nucleotide sequence of a marker gene or of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a marker polypeptide of the invention can be used to detect transcripts or genomic sequences corresponding to the marker gene(s) and/or marker polypeptide(s) of the invention. In preferred embodiments, the probe comprises a label group attached thereto, e.g., the label group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Such probes can be used as a part of a diagnostic test kit for identifying cells or tissue which misexpress (e.g., over- or under-express) a marker polypeptide of the invention, or which have greater or fewer copies of a marker gene of the invention. For example, a level of a marker polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid in a sample of cells from a subject may be detected, the amount of mRNA transcript of a gene encoding a marker polypeptide may be determined, or the presence of mutations or deletions of a marker gene of the invention may be assessed. The invention further encompasses nucleic acid molecules that differ from the nucleic acid sequences of the genes set forth in Tables I-V, due to degeneracy of the genetic code and which thus encode the same proteins as those encoded by the genes shown in Tables I-V.

An isolated marker protein, or a portion or fragment thereof, can be used as an immunogen to generate antibodies that bind marker proteins using standard techniques for polyclonal and monoclonal antibody preparation. A full-length marker protein can be used or, alternatively, the invention provides antigenic peptide fragments of these proteins for use as immunogens. The antigenic peptide of a marker protein comprises at least 8 amino acid residues of an amino acid sequence encoded by a gene set forth in Tables I-V, and encompasses an epitope of a marker protein such that an antibody raised against the peptide forms a specific immune complex with the marker protein. Preferably, the antigenic peptide comprises at least 10 amino acid residues, more preferably at least 15 amino acid residues, even more preferably at least 20 amino acid residues, and most preferably at least 30 amino acid residues. Preferred epitopes encompassed by the antigenic peptide are regions of the marker protein that are located on the surface of the protein, e.g., hydrophilic regions, as well as regions with high antigenicity.

An anti-marker protein antibody (e.g., monoclonal antibody) can be used to isolate a marker protein of the invention by standard techniques, such as affinity chromatography or immunoprecipitation. An anti-marker protein antibody can facilitate the purification of natural marker proteins from cells and of recombinantly produced marker proteins expressed in host cells. Moreover, an anti-marker protein antibody can be used to detect marker protein (e.g., in a cellular lysate or cell supernatant) in order to evaluate the abundance and pattern of expression of the marker protein. Anti-marker protein antibodies can be used diagnostically to monitor protein levels in tissue as part of a clinical testing procedure, e.g., to, for example, determine the efficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated by coupling (i.e., physically linking) the antibody to a detectable substance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes, prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials, bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples of suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, -galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin and avidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials include umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; an example of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples of bioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin, and examples of suitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or ³H.

The nucleic acid and protein sequences of the present invention can further be used as a “query sequence” to perform a search against public databases to, for example, identify other family members or related sequences. Such searches can be performed using the NBLAST and XBLAST programs (version 2.0) of Altschul, et al. (J. Mol. Biol. 1990; 215:403-10). BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with the NBLAST program, score=100, wordlength=12 to obtain nucleotide sequences homologous to nucleic acid molecules of the invention. BLAST protein searches can be performed with the XBLAST program, score=50, wordlength=3 to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to marker protein molecules of the invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison purposes, Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al., (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25(17):3389-3402. When utilizing BLAST and Gapped BLAST programs, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g., XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

It will be appreciated that non-coding sequences, such as promoter or other regulatory sequences of marker genes may be used as probes in the context of the present invention. Thus, the expression of groups of functionally related genes, responsive to similar signals important to the pathogenesis or progression of multiple sclerosis, may be assessed.

It will be appreciated that in certain cases the genes themselves can serve as markers. For example, mutations in the nucleic acid sequence of a gene (e.g., non-sense, mis-sense deletion and the like) which result in lower expression levels of the gene or lower activity of the gene product may be correlated with MS. Similarly, a duplication of the gene, which can result in higher expression levels or mutations which result in higher activity can also be correlated with MS.

Detection of the presence or number of copies of all or a part of a marker gene of the invention may be performed using any method known in the art. Typically, it is convenient to assess the presence, quantity and quality of genomic DNA by Southern analysis, in which total DNA from a cell or tissue sample is extracted, is hybridized with a labeled probe (e.g., a complementary DNA molecule), and the probe is detected. The label group can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound, an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Other useful methods of DNA detection and/or quantification include direct sequencing, gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, and quantitative PCR, as is known by one skilled in the art.

In cases where detection involves discrete marker sets, the detection method of the present invention preferably employs marker probes which are conjugated to a solid support. For example, polynucleotide probes capable of specifically hybridizing with polynucleotide markers of the present invention (e.g., mRNA) may be coupled to an array (e.g., a GeneChip array for hybridization analysis), to a resin (e.g., a resin which can be packed into a column for column chromatography), or a matrix (e.g., a nitrocellulose matrix for northern blot analysis). The immobilization of molecules complementary to the marker(s), either covalently or noncovalently, permits a discrete analysis of the presence or activity of each marker in a sample. In an array, for example, polynucleotides complementary to each member of a marker set may individually be attached to different, known locations on the array (region-specific arrays). The array may be hybridized with, for example, polynucleotides extracted from a blood sample obtained from a subject. The hybridization of polynucleotides extracted from the sample with the array at any location on the array can be detected, and thus the presence or quantity of the marker in the sample can be ascertained. In a preferred embodiment, a “GeneChip” array is employed (e.g., an Affymetrix type array). Similarly, Western analyses may be performed on immobilized antibodies specific for different polypeptide markers hybridized to a protein sample from a subject.

It will also be apparent to one skilled in the art that the probes of the array need not bind with the entire marker molecule. A probe designed to bind a portion of the marker of sufficient length for detection purposes (e.g., for hybridization), for example, a portion of the marker which is 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 100 or more nucleotides or amino acids in length may be sufficient for detection purposes.

Polynucleotide probes can be synthesized using any known synthesis method. Preferably, synthesis is effected using on-chip lithography methodology in a manner similar to that utilized for the synthesis of Affymetrix chips (www.affymetrix.com). Additional methods of array production and methodology are described in detail in the U.S. patent applications cited in the Background section hereinabove.

Antibody probes useful for detecting polypeptide markers can be generated using various well known techniques. For example, monoclonal antibodies which can be used per se or as a basis for antibody fragments (scFv, Fab etc) can be synthesized using isolated Hybridomas. In such an approach, a protein corresponding to a marker of the invention is isolated (e.g., by purification from a cell in which it is expressed or by transcription and translation of a nucleic acid encoding the protein in vivo or in vitro using known methods. A vertebrate, preferably a mammal such as a mouse, rat, rabbit, or sheep, is immunized using the isolated protein or protein fragment. The vertebrate may optionally (and preferably) be immunized at least one additional time with the isolated protein or protein fragment, so that the vertebrate exhibits a robust immune response to the protein or protein fragment. Splenocytes are isolated from the immunized vertebrate and fused with an immortalized cell line to form hybridomas, using any of a variety of methods well known in the art. Hybridomas formed in this manner are then screened using standard methods to identify one or more hybridomas which produce an antibody which specifically binds with the protein or protein fragment.

The invention also includes an array comprising a marker(s) of the present invention. The array can be used to assay expression of one or more genes in the array.

In one embodiment, the array can be used to assay gene expression in a tissue of multiple sclerosis patients at different stages of the disease to ascertain stage specificity of genes in the array. In this manner, more than about 30,000 genes can be simultaneously assayed for expression. This allows a profile to be developed showing a battery of genes specifically expressed in one or more stages of the disease.

In addition to such qualitative determination, the invention allows the quantitation of gene expression. Thus, not only stage specificity, but also the level of expression of a battery of stage specific genes is ascertainable. Thus, genes can be grouped on the basis of their expression per se, and level of expression in that stage of the disease.

The detection arrays described herein are preferably packaged in kits identified for use in detecting MS in general or for detecting specific stages of MS. The kit can further include reagents suitable for the detection of polynucleotide hybridization or antibody binding and instructions for effecting diagnosis using the kit components and suitable detection hardware (e.g., detection microscope) and software (e.g., detection and analysis software). For further description of such hardware and software and detection reagents please see www.affymetrix.com.

Thus, the present invention provides methods useful for diagnosing MS including specific stages or states of the disease and also a risk of developing the disease.

These methods involve isolating a sample from a subject (e.g., a sample containing T-cells), detecting the presence, quantity, and/or activity of one or more markers of the invention in the sample relative to a normal sample. Observing a significant increase or decrease in one or more markers in the test sample indicates the presence or risk of presence of MS.

Using specific marker sets, the present invention also provides methods of assessing the severity or stage of MS in a subject.

As detailed hereinabove, a major concern in treatment of multiple sclerosis is accurate early diagnosis following the first acute attack. At present, clinical studies indicate that only 40-50% of individuals suffering a first acute attack will progress to clinically definite MS. Thus, treatment protocols most commonly suspend treatment of these patients defined as probable MS, until the appearance of a second attack, which may entail years of waiting and uncertainty. It will be appreciated that early and accurate detection of the portion of probable MS patients likely to progress to further stages of the disease can save undue suffering and expense, and, more importantly, provide early treatment and a better prognosis for the portion of probable MS patients likely to progress to more severe stages. The present invention provides, for the first time, marker genes for probable MS, as well as for relapsing vs. remitting MS.

The present invention also provides methodology which can be used to assess the efficacy of an MS treatment regimen and/or the effect of environmental factors or diet on the progression of MS.

These methods involve isolating a sample from a subject (e.g., a sample containing T-cells) suffering from MS who is undergoing treatment which includes drug therapy, exposure to a predetermined environmental condition and/or a specific diet, detecting the presence, quantity, and/or activity of one or more markers of the invention in test samples obtained from the subject prior to and following treatment or in a test sample obtained from the subject relative to a sample obtained from an individual suffering from MS who is not undergoing any treatment and/or relative to a sample obtained from an individual not suffering from MS and undergoing treatment. The levels of markers in the samples are compared, and significant increases or decreases in one or more markers in the test sample following treatment relative to the other samples are observed, and correlated with the severity or stage of MS. By assessing whether MS has been lessened or alleviated, the ability of the treatment or therapy to treat MS is also determined.

It will be appreciated that the present invention also provides methods of treating (e.g., inhibiting) the formation or progression of MS. These methods involve isolating a sample from a subject (e.g., a sample containing PMBCs such as T-cells), detecting the presence, quantity, and/or activity of one or more markers of the invention in the sample relative to a normal sample and observing significant increases or decreases in one or more markers in the test sample. For markers that are significantly decreased in expression or activity, the subject may be administered that expressed marker protein, or may be treated by the introduction of mRNA or DNA corresponding to the decreased marker (e.g., by gene therapy), to thereby increase the levels of the marker protein in the subject. For markers that are significantly increased in expression or activity, the subject may be administered mRNA or DNA antisense to the increased marker (e.g., by gene therapy), or may be administered antibodies specific for the marker protein, to thereby decrease the levels of the marker protein in the subject. In this manner, the subject may be treated for MS or MS related condition.

In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a control biological sample (e.g., nondiseased tissue) from a control subject, contacting the control sample with a compound or agent capable of detecting marker protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA, such that the presence of marker protein, mRNA or genomic DNA is detected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of marker protein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the control sample with the presence of marker protein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the test sample.

The invention also provides methods for identifying modulators, i.e., candidate or test compounds or agents (e.g., peptides, peptidomimetics, peptoids, small molecules or other drugs) which (a) bind to the marker, or (b) have a modulatory (e.g., stimulatory or inhibitory) effect on the activity of the marker or, more specifically, (c) have a modulatory effect on the interactions of the marker with one or more of its natural substrates (e.g., peptide, protein, hormone, co-factor, or nucleic acid), or (d) have a modulatory effect on the expression of the marker. Such assays typically comprise a reaction between the marker and one or more assay components. The other components may be either the test compound itself, or a combination of test compound and a natural binding partner of the marker. The test compounds of the present invention may be obtained from any available source, including systematic libraries of natural and/or synthetic compounds. Test compounds may also be obtained by any of the numerous approaches in combinatorial library methods known in the art, including: biological libraries; peptoid libraries (libraries of molecules having the functionalities of peptides, but with a novel, non-peptide backbone which are resistant to enzymatic degradation but which nevertheless remain bioactive; (see, e.g., Zuckermann et al., 1994, J. Med. Chem. 37:2678-85); spatially addressable parallel solid phase or solution phase libraries; synthetic library methods requiring deconvolution; the ‘one-bead one-compound’ library method; and synthetic library methods using affinity chromatography selection. The biological library and peptoid library approaches are limited to peptide libraries, while the other four approaches are applicable to peptide, non-peptide oligomer or small molecule libraries of compounds (Lam, 1997, Anticancer Drug Des. 12:145).

Additional objects, advantages, and novel features of the present invention will become apparent to one ordinarily skilled in the art upon examination of the following examples, which are not intended to be limiting. Additionally, each of the various embodiments and aspects of the present invention as delineated hereinabove and as claimed in the claims section below finds experimental support in the following examples.

EXAMPLES

Reference is now made to the following examples, which together with the above descriptions, illustrate the invention in a non limiting fashion.

Generally, the nomenclature used herein and the laboratory procedures utilized in the present invention include molecular, biochemical, microbiological and recombinant DNA techniques. Such techniques are thoroughly explained in the literature. See, for example, “Molecular Cloning: A laboratory Manual” Sambrook et al., (1989); “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology” Volumes I-III Ausubel, R. M., ed. (1994); Ausubel et al., “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology”, John Wiley and Sons, Baltimore, Md. (1989); Perbal, “A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning”, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1988); Watson et al., “Recombinant DNA”, Scientific American Books, New York; Birren et al. (eds) “Genome Analysis: A Laboratory Manual Series”, Vols. 1-4, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York (1998); methodologies as set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,666,828; 4,683,202; 4,801,531; 5,192,659 and 5,272,057; “Cell Biology: A Laboratory Handbook”, Volumes I-III Cellis, J. E., ed. (1994); “Culture of Animal Cells—A Manual of Basic Technique” by Freshney, Wiley-Liss, N.Y. (1994), Third Edition; “Current Protocols in Immunology” Volumes I-III Coligan J. E., ed. (1994); Stites et al. (eds), “Basic and Clinical Immunology” (8th Edition), Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, Conn. (1994); Mishell and Shiigi (eds), “Selected Methods in Cellular Immunology”, W. H. Freeman and Co., New York (1980); available immunoassays are extensively described in the patent and scientific literature, see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,791,932; 3,839,153; 3,850,752; 3,850,578; 3,853,987; 3,867,517; 3,879,262; 3,901,654; 3,935,074; 3,984,533; 3,996,345; 4,034,074; 4,098,876; 4,879,219; 5,011,771 and 5,281,521; “Oligonucleotide Synthesis” Gait, M. J., ed. (1984); “Nucleic Acid Hybridization” Hames, B. D., and Higgins S. J., eds. (1985); “Transcription and Translation” Hames, B. D., and Higgins S. J., eds. (1984); “Animal Cell Culture” Freshney, R. I., ed. (1986); “Immobilized Cells and Enzymes” IRL Press, (1986); “A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning” Perbal, B., (1984) and “Methods in Enzymology” Vol. 1-317, Academic Press; “PCR Protocols: A Guide To Methods And Applications”, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990); Marshak et al., “Strategies for Protein Purification and Characterization—A Laboratory Course Manual” CSHL Press (1996); all of which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Other general references are provided throughout this document. The procedures therein are believed to be well known in the art and are provided for the convenience of the reader. All the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.

Materials and Methods

Subjects—Blood was obtained from patients or controls after written informed consent. For comparison of healthy controls and MS patients, and between MS patients in acute relapse or remission: Gene expression profiles of 26 patients (20 females, mean age 41.0±2.5 years) with definite diagnosis of MS according to Poser criteria (8), a relapsing-remitting disease course, and brain magnetic resonance imaging ascertaining the diagnosis (9) were compared with eighteen (18) age-matched healthy subjects (16 females). For comparison of transcriptional profiles in MOG-reactive T-cells: Four MS female patients (mean age 38±4.2 years, mean disease duration 9.3±3.3 years) having a definite MS according to Poser criteria (10), a relapsing-remitting disease course, neurological disability evaluated by the expanded disability status scale (EDSS, 11) between 2 to 5.0, and brain MRI supporting the diagnosis of MS, and three age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study. None of the patients received immunomodulatory drugs or steroid treatment for at least three months prior to when blood was drawn. The studies were approved by the institutional review board and the Israel Ministry of Health.

mRNA preparation—Total RNA was isolated from Ficoll™ isolated Peripheral Blood. Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) or from MOG-stimulated T cell lines (2×10⁷ cells) by ice-cold TRIZOL Reagent (Gibco, BRL). Poly-A mRNA was isolated using a mini-kit (Oligotex, Qiagen) and used as a template for double-stranded cDNA synthesis using oligo (dT)-24 primers containing a T7 RNA polymerase promoter site added to the 3′-end (Genset). After phenol/chloroform extraction cDNA was used as a template for in vitro transcription (Ambion T7 Megascript system) with biotin labeled nucleotides (Enzo Diagnostics). Labeled cRNA was fragmented, quantified by spectrophotometer, and hybridized to the microarrays.

Microarray gene analysis—Each Genechip (U95Av2) which carries probes for 12,625 (or U133A with 22,000 for patients with probable MS diagnosis) transcripts was hybridized with 10 μg/200 μl hybridization mix, stained and scanned (Hewlett Packard, GeneArray™ scanner G2500A) according to manufacturer protocol (Affymetrix Inc, Santa Clara, Calif.). Scaling procedure was performed to an average intensity of 600 per gene. A value of 20 was assigned to all measurements lower then 20. For comparison of healthy controls and MS patients, and between MS patients in acute relapse or remission: All data was normalized by dChip software and fold ratios were calculated for each gene of the samples against geometric means of the matched controls. For comparison of transcriptional profiles in MOG-reactive T-cells: Genes that did not have at least one average difference intensity value≧100 or were present at least once by Affymetrix criteria, were not included in the analysis.

Data analysis—The analysis was performed according to the analytical approach as previously described (24-26). Genechip 4 software (Affymetrix Inc, Santa Clara, Calif.) was used for analysis of the scanned arrays. Fold ratios were calculated for each gene of the samples against the geometric mean of matched controls. For comparison of transcriptional profiles in MOG-reactive T-cells: To determine the most informative genes threshold number of misclassifications (TNoM) score was applied. This score counts the number of classification errors that occur between compared groups for each gene of the dataset. The best threshold (TNoM=0) implies that no errors have been counted and the distinction between the two groups in relation to the expression level of a specific gene is maximal. To select a group of strongly differential expression, t-test p-value (comparing expression levels of genes from MS patients vs. healthy controls) were also computed. Genes with TNoM=0, fold-change>1.5 (either up or down regulated) and corresponded t-test P value<0.05, were designated as most informative. For comparison of healthy controls and MS patients, and between MS patients in acute relapse or remission: The data was analyzed by the classic parametric t-test, and the following non-parametric tests: (i) Threshold number of misclassifications (TNoM) method and (ii) INFO score that measures the misclassifications made by a simple threshold in terms of the information lost. Analysis was performed between MS patients and the control group for each gene of the dataset as well as between subgroups of patients. Only informative MS related genes (p<0.05 in all three statistical tests) were included. To retrieve the most informative genes, the False Discovery Rate (FDR) method (14) that ranks and tests all “P” values against different thresholds was used. The degree of significance by the Bonferroni threshold method, which evaluates the allowed error probability divided by the number of genes measured, and ensures that each and every validated scoring event is indeed a significant event, was also calculated.

Validation Strategy—To further assess the predictive power of the data sets, computerized analysis by the Leave-One-Out-Cross-Validation (LOOCV) statistical method was performed. The method simulates removal of a single sample every trial and trains on the rest. The procedure is repeated until each sample is left out once and the number of correct and incorrect predictions is counted.

Example I Accurate Gene Expression Profiles of MS

In order to provide an accurate, reliable profile of gene markers for diagnosis and evaluation of MS, DNA chip analysis was used to compare multiple gene expression patterns of PBMCs from patients with different clinical forms of MS. After informed consent blood was obtained from 26 patients (20 females, mean age 41.0±2.5 years) with definite diagnosis of MS according to Poser criteria, a relapsing-remitting disease course, and brain magnetic resonance imaging ascertaining the diagnosis. Eighteen age-matched healthy subjects (16 females) served as controls. PBMC gene expression of 12,625 human genes was analyzed as described hereinabove, using Ficoll™ for preparation of PBMCs and total RNA purification and sample preparation according to the instructions of Affymetrix, Inc (Affymetrix, Santa Clara Calif., USA). In order to determine the most informative genes, unique computerized scoring methods, as yet not applied to analysis of data regarding MS, were employed. In brief, a gene is designated as informative based on the degree to which its tissue expression level is predictive of an independent classification of the tissue sample as “diseased” or “not diseased”, as previously described by Ben-Dor et al (J Comput Biol 2000; 7:559-63) and applied to the analysis of breast cancer and melanoma using cDNA arrays (for review see Freidman N et al Ernst Schering Res Found Wkshp 2002; 38:109-31). The scores used in this study were:

TNoM (Total Number of Misclassifications)—the number of classification errors committed when using the best simple threshold to distinguish between two classes (diseased or not diseased) based on the expression levels of a specific gene.

INFO—an estimate of the uncertainty remaining about accuracy of a sample classification (diseased or not diseased) after the incorporation of predictions based on expression of an individual gene is given (a lower “INFO” score indicates a higher predictive value for a given gene).

Gaussian (t-test)—The overlap between distributions of expression levels for genes in two classes. The score is based on normality assumptions.

One of the advantages of the analytic methods used here is their amenability to rigorous statistical benchmarking. Using this unique analysis, the number of informative genes per score expected in a random classification can be calculated, and then this estimated number of high scoring (or informative) genes can be compared to the actual number of informative genes (per score) measured in a dataset.

Comparison of the gene expression profiles shows that gene expression of PBMC in MS patients is significantly different from that in healthy subjects. Under the null-hypotheses that the separation of the samples is random despite genetic heterogeneity between tested groups, observed significant overabundance of informative genes was observed (FIG. 1A). The difference between expected and observed number of genes with significant p value in all 3 statistical tests (t-test, TNoM, INFO) performed, indicates that the diversity in gene expression observed in PBMC is biologically significant.

The predictive power of the data sets results was assessed by performing computerized error estimates based on leave-one-out cross validation (LOOCV) trials. The results disclosed only 3 classification errors. This low rate of error estimates suggest that the gene expression signature in MS is reliable for the diagnosis of the disease using peripheral blood and confirms that the patterns we observed accurately represent significant biologic phenomena associated with MS. The false discovery rate (FDR) method distinguished 1249 most informative genes that pass 95% FDR on all three statistical tests (t-test, TNoM, INFO) at p<0.05 (FIG. 1B and Table I).

Confirmation of gene microarray expression findings was performed by RT-PCR for the following five randomly selected genes: EGFL5, P44, GS3686, MX1 and CCR2. Significant correlations (coefficients ranged from 0.76 to 0.98) were found between the relative number of expression genes analysis and the RT-PCR profile. The data from microarray hybridizations was further tested against the strict Bonferroni threshold method from all three statistical tests, as described hereinabove, resulting in 300 top scoring genes that distinguish between MS and healthy subjects. (Table II).

The 1249 most informative genes (681 up-regulated, 569 down-regulated, Table I) consist of inflammatory, apoptosis and cell signaling pathways components, cytokines, antigen presentation molecules and chemokines as well as number of expressed sequence tags (ESTs).

Over-expressed genes in MS—The most abundant over-expressed transcripts unique to MS include: (i) SLAM (signaling lymphocyte activation molecule) a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily that is involved in T-cell stimulation. SLAM potentiates T-cell expansion and was described as CD28 independent co-stimulatory molecule, selectively increasing interferon gamma production and dysregulating type 1 and type 2 cytokine production in MS upon T-cell receptor activation. The surprising observation of SLAM upregulation suggests an enhanced proliferation of autoreactive T cells in MS patients; (ii) LEF1 (lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1) one of the transcriptional factors expressed in pre-B and T cells, and known to be associated with T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation and apoptosis survival of pro-B cells (19); (iii) LRP5 (low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5) a of cell receptor protein required for LEF1 activation; (iv) LILRB (leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor), a protein that binds MHC class I molecules and delivers a negative signal inhibiting killing by natural killer and regulatory T cells; (v) LY75 (lymphocyte antigen 75) an endocytotic receptor used by dendritic cells to direct captured antigens from the extracellular space to a specialized antigen-processing compartment; and (vi) CDW52, a 21-28 kDa glycopeptide antigen expressed on lymphocytes and macrophages known to be a target for complement-mediated insult, inducing pro-inflammatory cytokine (e.g. TNF alpha and interferon gamma) production. Other up-regulated genes are members of the anti-apoptotic pathways, and include PIP5K1-gamma (Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase, type 1, gamma) and MAP4 (Microtubule-associated protein 4). Over-expression of transcripts belonging to the papain cysteine proteinase family CTSK (Cathepsin K) and CTSB (Cathepsin B) was also observed.

Down-regulated genes in MS—Abundant down-regulated transcripts unique to MS that were identified include IL1B (Interleukin 1 beta), an important inflammatory cytokine; TRAF6, which is essential for IL1 signaling; and SCYA20, known to be mediated by IL1B. Decreased mRNA expression of IL1B was strengthened by the down regulation of IL1R (type1 receptor), IL1RAP (receptor accessory protein) and IL1RN (receptor antagonist).

Other important down-regulated genes include TGFB1 (Transforming growth Factor beta 1) and SKI (v-ski sarcoma viral oncogene homologue) a component of TGFB signaling pathway, both known to inhibit cell proliferation. Thus, their under expression may contribute to autoreactive T cell expansion. Members of epidermal growth factor family such as VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor), IGFBP4 (Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4) and EREG (epiregulin) were also down regulated. Additionally, mRNA expression of members of the steroid-thyroid receptors family including nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A members 1, 2 and 3 (NR4A1, NR4A2, NR4A3) were significantly reduced. Down regulation of these genes may inhibit apoptosis through Fas ligand and tumor necrosis factor alpha or through early response of T-cell receptor induced apoptosis of thymocytes, thus mimicking positive selection.

Taken together, the identification of profiles of up- (overexpressed) and down regulated genes specific to MS indicates the suitability of the methods of the present invention for identifying validated and significant molecular signatures of PBMC gene expression in MS. While reducing the present invention to practice, it was observed that the specific disease related genes include transcripts involved in T cell activation and expansion and anti-apoptotic mediators, indicating failure of apoptosis-related elimination of autoreactive T cells.

Example II Stage Specific Gene Expression Profiles of MS

Accurate clinical tools for specific diagnosis of disease stages in MS are presently unavailable. In order to provide a useful profile of the clinically defined stages of MS, specific gene expression was evaluated in relation to clinical disease phases. Significant overabundance was found between the number of observed and expected genes expressed in MS patients during an acute relapse and in remission (FIG. 2A). Using the methods described hereinabove, the 743 most informative genes (302 up-regulated and 441 down-regulated) with p-value<0.05 in all three scores (t-test, TNoM, INFO) that differentiated relapse from remission (FIG. 2B, Table III) were identified.

Over-expressed genes in acute relapse of MS, compared to patients in remission—The most informative over-expressed genes included CTSL (Lysosomal cystein protease L, cathepsin L) known to play a role in MHC class II antigen presentation, responsible for quantitative and qualitative difference in peptide repertoires displayed by MHC class II molecules, and having a regulatory role in epitope generation for antigens subsets. Moreover, in vitro, proteolytic CTSL processed myelin basic protein into more then 60 different 20-40-mers species, and myelin-associated glycoprotein was described as a substrate for CTSL like proteases. These data, taken together with our observation that CTSL mRNA was over expressed in the active stage of MS, offer a biochemical basis for the immunodominant epitope spreading implicated in the pathogenesis of MS. Also up-regulated is SCYA2 (Monocyte specific chemoattractant protein, MCP1), essential for monocyte and NK cells recruitment to site of inflammatory injury. Augmented SCYA2 expression level in the CNS has been identified at the onset of EAE. Other abundant up-regulated transcripts identified by the method of the present invention include CD79A, DDIT3 (DNA-damage inducible transcript 3); E2-EPF (Ubiquitin carrier protein) and COX6.

Downregulated genes in acute relapse of MS, compared to patients in remission—From the downregulated gene transcripts in acute relapse vs. remission it is important to note several programmed cell death-related genes like CCNG1 (Cyclin G1) identified as p53 dependent apoptosis; PDCD2 (Programmed cell death 2) expressed in immature thymocytes; and CTLA1 (Cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated serine esterase 1), crucial for the rapid induction of apoptosis by cytotoxic cells. Also prominently down-regulated during acute relapse was JAK1 (Janus kinase 1), a protein tyrosine kinase reported to be obligatory for several cytokines receptors, important for regulation of acute cellular response.

The results of the functional annotation of the transcriptional motifs that distinguish between acute MS relapse and remission suggest that many of the genes are involved in cellular recruitment and epitope spreading, as well as important to immunologic mechanisms related to escape from regulatory surveillance and augmentation of cell survival potential. Thus, it can be suggested that during the acute inflammatory process of the disease there is a failure of the immune regulatory cells to inhibit autoreactivity and the self-expansion of the non-restrained autoreactive T cells further lead to a vicious cycle of on going inflammatory activity.

It is evident from the gene-clustering map (FIG. 2B) that during an acute relapse no significant differences are found between relapse treated vs. relapse untreated patients. Such a result is of great clinical significance, since this may indicate that during an acute MS exacerbation the major gene expression transcripts are related to relapse associated genes and the effect of therapy is negligible. However, during remission treatment effect was more pronounced and this effect on gene suppression in treated patients was evident.

Of even greater significance is the demonstration, for the first time, of a specific gene expression profile of the “probable” stage of MS. As described hereinabove, “probable” MS precedes definitive clinical diagnosis, and is characterized by diverse neurological symptoms including unilateral loss of vision, true vertigo, ataxia, paresthesia, incontinence, diplopia, dysarthria or paralysis. Probable MS patients may suffer undiagnosed for years. In order to provide a method for accurate diagnosis of probable MS, in advance of onset of clinical symptoms, gene expression in PBMC samples of 13 probable MS patients were compared with that of samples from 5 age-matched healthy controls. RNA preparation, hybridization to MicroArray and analysis of results was performed as described for Examples 1 and 2, and in the Material and Methods section hereinabove.

As is shown in Table V, a specific “probable” MS profile of gene expression distinguishes PBMCs of diseased and healthy individuals.

Thus, there is demonstrated, for the first time, gene expression profiles providing criteria for distinguishing between stages of MS in humans, for example, between relapsing and remitting MS, probable MS and healthy individuals. Further, the groups of up- and down-regulated genes identified herein may be used for investigation of mechanisms of disease and disease progression in MS.

Example III Gene Expression Profiles in Treatment of MS

The effect of immunomodulatory treatment on gene expression in MS patients was investigated by comparison analysis of gene transcripts between treated and untreated patients. Suprisingly, despite the variety of immunomodulatory treatments and differences between patients in relation to treatment duration, the microarray methods described herein, treatment-related gene transcripts that differentiated between treated and untreated patients were detected. Treatment-specific gene expression is mainly associated with phosphorylation and signal transduction. Thus, gene microarray technology can be a powerful tool in evaluating and monitoring clinical correlations of effects of treatment, and determining prognosis.

Thus, data presented herein demonstrate for the first time distinct and significant fingerprint cluster in MS patients that differentiates them from healthy subjects. Moreover, the stringent and specific fingerprint is predictive for the diagnosis of MS and is suitable for guiding the selection of patients for early treatment. Additionally, separate gene expression patterns were identified between acute MS relapse and remission, and treatment effects could also be identified. The methods described herein may also be used to offer superior insight into the biological mechanisms involved in the disease as well as improving functional gene characterization and transcription sites detection, important for identification of new targets for treatment and drug identification, such as T cell activation and expansion and anti-apoptotic genes like SLAM, PIP5K1-g and the NR4A1-3 steroid-thyroid receptors subfamily.

Example IV

Gene Expression Profiles of MOG-Reactive T-Cells from MS Patients

Although MS appears to be caused by autoimmune T cells activated against myelin self-antigens, myelin-reactive T-cells have been demonstrated in healthy subjects as well. Thus, distinction between disease-related and non-disease related T-cell myelin reactivity is of great clinical and investigational importance. In order to determine a profile of MS-related T-cell genes, gene expression in MOG-reactive T-cells from 4 MS patients having relapsing-remitting disease course, positive Poser criteria, and neurological disability, and 3 healthy age-matched controls was compared.

Using the microarray methods described herein, gene expression patterns obtained in MOG reactive T cell lines from MS patients detected 150 transcripts with TNoM=0, p=0.057 compared to healthy subjects (FIG. 4). These high scoring gene transcripts were defined as significant MOG reactive MS-related genes. Hierarchical clustering of gene expression patterns from MS patients and healthy controls is presented in FIG. 2, panel A. From the 150 genes with absolutely different expression levels, 43 most informative genes were further identified and clustered. These include 18 up-regulated and 25 down-regulated genes (FIG. 2, panel B).

Investigation of the known biological function of these genes (Table V) shows a great diversity of activity (A Pie-chart diagram showing the functional groups of genes included in this evaluation is presented in FIG. 3). Included are genes coding for proteins involved in the regulation and execution of apoptosis, growth factors, mediators of signal transduction pathways, molecules that participate in inflammation and also genes encoding heat shock proteins, transcription factors and components of different biochemical pathways.

Upregulated Genes in MS-Derived T-cells—Up-regulated in MS patient-derived T-cell lines are several anti-apoptotic genes such as BCL2, lifeguard, and the MAP-activated kinase MAP3K12. The BCL2 gene product is an important member of the anti-apoptotic proteins. Lifeguard (LFG), is a molecule that inhibits cell death mediated by the Fas (CD95) receptor through a unique mechanism that down regulates apoptotic signals from Fas and is associated with human autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) and in lymphoproliferative lupus-like syndrome in mice.

The MAP3K12 gene is associated with programmed cell death and encodes a polypeptide that catalyzes the phosphorylation of BAD, a member of the BCL2 anti-apoptosis protein family. Increased expression of IGFBP3 and VEGF was also demonstrated in MS-derived T cells. IGFBP-3 has been implicated in the expansion of disease related T-cell, associated with acute brain lesions of MS patients. Thus, in addition to increased survival potential, our findings suggest that autoreactive T cells in MS also have an expansion advantage compared with T cells from healthy individuals.

Furthermore, migration of autoimmune T cells into the brain would be expected to be assisted by over-expression of transcripts encoding for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in lines from MS patients. VEGF enhances vascular permeability and may facilitate migration of lymphocytes into the CNS and induction of inflammatory reactions in the brain.

Downregulated Genes in MS-Derived T-cells—The profile of gene expression in MS-derived T-cells (FIG. 4, and Table V) indicates a suppression of apoptosis-related functions in the diseased state. One aspect of failure to induce apoptosis in the MS-derived T cell lines is the significant down-regulation of the gene encoding for the pro-apoptotic molecule TNF. A reduction in TNF could also contribute to a reduction in the ratio of pro- and anti-apoptotic transcript expression in the anti-MOG T cell lines from MS patients compared to healthy controls. Indeed, inadequate apoptosis present in MS autoreactive T cell lines could lead to insufficient deletion of autoimmune activated T cell clones and increase susceptibility to autoimmunity.

In addition, effectors of MHC class I presentation were revealed to be down-regulated in MS patients' cells. Such down-regulated expression includes the transcript for the proteasome PA28 complex, known to be a principal provider of MHC class I-presented peptides in antigen presenting cells, and HSP70 1A and 1B variants. TNF is also known to stimulate MHC class I presentation in addition to induction of apoptosis. The findings presented herein indicate that a weaker antigenic MHC class I presenting capability might distinguish MS-patient derived T cell lines from their healthy counterparts, and providing powerful diagnostic tools. It is conceivable that a lower expression of MHC class-I on CD4 autoimmune T cells might enable them to escape regulation by CD8 cells that recognize autoimmune idiotypes.

Taken together the combined effects of down-regulation of apoptosis associated genes, up regulation of anti-apoptotic genes, increased expansion capability by autoreactive T cells and enhanced ability to penetrate the CNS may lead to perpetuated pathologic cellular proliferation and tissue destruction within the CNS characteristic of MS, along with increased resistance to regulation. The specific gene expression profiles described herein can define some of the requirements for an individual to develop MS, and thus have important predictive value, especially in determining MS in the “probable” stage. It is noteworthy that despite activation in vitro with the same MOG epitope, anti-MOG T cells from healthy subjects did not attain the gene expression profile that characterized the MS patient-derived cells. The findings support the concept that not all autoimmune T cells are equal; autoimmune T cells from MS patients follow a unique pattern of T cell activation that appears to be more resilient to apoptosis and can support long term survival. Although T cell lines derived from MS patients and healthy donors responded to the same autoantigen, were both activated T cell populations that proliferated extensively in the presence of IL-2, the gene expression imprints that are unique to each group were preserved. These findings indicate the existence of different T-cell activation mechanisms. The nature of the stimuli that generate aberrant autoimmune T-cell gene expression has yet to be identified in order to determine whether their formation is merely the result of the chronic immune stimulation driven by other factors in MS, or whether such T cells function as primary drivers of the MS process. Characterization of such driver T cells, dictating the state of immunity/autoimmunity can also greatly contribute to understanding autoimmunity and possibly also for designing effective treatments for MS. TABLE I Gene Expression Profile from PBMCs of MS vs. Healthy Info t-Test Log Fold Identifier TNOM PValue PValue PValue Change Symbol U78107 8.55E−11 1.94E−11 4.04E−12 −0.43769 NAPG M15330 8.55E−11 8.55E−11 2.49E−12 −2.13825 IL1B X15218 8.55E−11 8.55E−11  1.4E−10 −1.41501 SKI AF024710 8.55E−11 8.55E−11 1.13E−12 −1.95537 VEGF U09937 1.84E−09 4.16E−10 2.04E−09 −1.21578 HSUROKR7 AB018343 1.84E−09 4.16E−10 9.05E−12 0.383078 KIAA0800 X74039 1.84E−09 4.16E−10 1.51E−10 −0.67381 PLAUR M64571 1.84E−09 1.84E−09 2.41E−11 0.416659 MAP4 U64197 1.84E−09 1.84E−09 2.95E−10 −0.62373 SCYA20 X68452 2.57E−08 2.93E−09 9.12E−11 −0.26618 CCND2 AB011161 2.57E−08 2.93E−09 9.64E−11 0.63432 PIP5K1C L47738 2.57E−08 2.93E−09 7.54E−09 0.31646 PIR121 U78798 2.57E−08 2.93E−09 1.11E−06 −0.3172 TRAF6 M63904 2.57E−08 7.16E−09 5.38E−09 −0.59612 GNA15 U72066 2.57E−08 7.16E−09 4.33E−08 −0.34482 RBBP8 AI184802 2.64E−07 1.61E−08 2.67E−09 −0.21576 HPRP4P AF077820 2.64E−07 1.61E−08 2.91E−08 0.656852 LRP5 L13740 2.64E−07 1.61E−08 5.83E−08 −1.45891 NR4A1 AL008583 2.64E−07 1.61E−08 1.12E−08 0.250082 Z24724 2.64E−07 1.61E−08 5.96E−09 −1.10426 D30783 2.57E−08 2.19E−08 8.95E−10 −1.65011 EREG U47927 2.57E−08 2.19E−08 5.53E−09 0.545592 USP5 AI560890 2.57E−08 2.19E−08  1.8E−07 0.179028 Y00630 2.57E−08 3.69E−08 6.65E−09 −2.38485 SERPINB2 N90866 2.64E−07 8.23E−08 2.76E−08 0.304525 CDW52 AF022375 2.64E−07 8.23E−08 1.87E−11 −1.35847 VEGF M24895 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 1.72E−08 0.476779 AMY2B AF054176 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 6.47E−09 −0.58138 C1orf7 L20941 2.64E−07 1.08E−07 1.78E−06 −0.58618 FTH1 L05424 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 2.27E−09 −0.58081 HUMSCG19 AB002347 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 7.19E−10 0.371731 KIAA0349 AB023153 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 1.82E−08 0.895842 KIAA0936 AF069517 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 4.91E−07 0.399638 RBM6 X69392 2.64E−07 1.08E−07  1.1E−08 0.297444 RPL26 U51920 2.11E−06 1.08E−07 7.01E−08 −0.28142 SRP54 L22075 2.64E−07 1.71E−07  1.1E−08 −0.55736 GNA13 X04500 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 3.43E−10 −2.12121 IL1B AB028951 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 8.78E−09 0.543028 KIAA1028 AF004230 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 3.06E−07 0.349166 LILRB1 AF070582 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 3.23E−08 −0.19773 MGC13033 X66363 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 6.53E−07 −0.24505 PCTK1 L33881 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 5.06E−08 −0.59585 PRKCI U33017 2.64E−07 1.71E−07  5.2E−07 0.373581 SLAM AJ007042 2.64E−07 1.71E−07  2.1E−07 0.170935 WHSC1 Z93930 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 2.42E−05 −0.39839 XBP1 AF079167 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 7.37E−10 −1.93249 AF098641 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 1.56E−07 −0.41172 HG3227-HT3404 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 1.68E−08 −0.25361 U78302 2.64E−07 1.71E−07 2.41E−08 0.329878 U91543 2.64E−07 2.49E−07 2.01E−07 0.478678 CHD3 M22919 2.64E−07 2.49E−07 9.52E−08 −0.81053 MYL6 AB029015 2.64E−07 2.49E−07 5.37E−09 0.695063 PLCE2 Z11697 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.55E−06 −1.21033 CD83 AL096780 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 2.13E−06 0.34487 CHKL U51205 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 2.65E−07 −0.76279 COP9 Y08683 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 4.71E−06 0.492738 CPT1B S52028 2.11E−06 4.08E−07 9.62E−08 −0.81662 CTH X63368 2.11E−06 4.08E−07  2.3E−08 −0.55432 DNAJB2 M84443 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 4.08E−07 0.303567 GALK2 U32324 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.21E−08 0.334966 IL11RA AB011115 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.39E−07 0.382809 KIAA0543 AB014535 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 1.04E−06 0.285282 KIAA0635 X02152 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 4.63E−08 −0.75601 LDHA AF007130 2.11E−06 4.08E−07 2.51E−06 0.391811 LOC54104 AF007151 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.25E−06 0.468343 MMS19L X82209 2.11E−06 4.08E−07 1.37E−09 −0.45281 MN1 X79882 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 1.78E−07 0.520965 MVP U91616 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 1.27E−07 −0.80419 NFKBIE U41815 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 2.16E−07 −0.96931 NUP98 AB011108 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 4.39E−07 0.453498 PRP4 L40377 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.49E−07 −0.79409 SERPINB8 X99656 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 1.68E−06 −0.23553 SH3GL1 AJ010059 2.11E−06 4.08E−07 2.95E−06 0.2235 SIT J02973 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 2.93E−07 −1.30804 THBD N90862 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 3.28E−08 0.43576 VAMP8 Y14768 1.37E−05 4.08E−07 7.26E−08 0.248383 U47414 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 2.31E−06 0.370736 CCNG2 AB002386 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 5.34E−09 0.586117 EZH1 U29344 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 2.35E−07 −0.43842 FASN AF015553 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 2.61E−07 0.61214 GTF2I AB028981 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 5.34E−07 0.282288 KIAA1058 U29656 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 7.52E−08 0.353186 NME3 X00737 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 5.21E−08 −0.67074 NP U29185 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 1.56E−07 −1.08006 PRNP AB007960 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 7.96E−06 0.447772 SH3GLB1 U44839 2.11E−06 7.73E−07 2.54E−07 −0.97008 USP11 U84007 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 0.000235 0.236422 AGL S78187 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 1.95E−05 0.203265 CDC25B X82153 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 2.27E−06 0.47844 CTSK AL050084 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 5.26E−05 0.509331 DC8 X62535 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 5.68E−07 0.243937 DGKA AB026436 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 0.000219 −0.7589 DUSP10 M98833 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 1.52E−06 0.434288 FL11 AW051579 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 7.58E−07 0.593476 FLJ10512 X16706 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 1.23E−06 −1.09747 FOSL2 U90917 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 3.89E−07 0.433406 FOXM1 M24194 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 4.38E−06 0.560895 GNB2L1 AJ002190 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 2.17E−08 0.33775 GNPAT X87949 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 4.05E−07 −0.54468 HSPA5 U96876 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 3.54E−06 −0.45317 INSIG1 AF038564 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 2.05E−07 −0.40446 ITCH D80011 7.44E−05 1.28E−06  4.2E−07 −0.35073 KIAA0189 AI950382 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 1.63E−07 −0.74128 KIAA0585 AB023235 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 1.43E−05 0.311216 KIAA1018 AB029038 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 7.62E−05 0.364386 KIAA1115 U24166 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 7.52E−06 −0.45293 MAPRE1 X61498 7.44E−05 1.28E−06  8.8E−07 −0.49884 NFKB2 U12767 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 2.84E−07 −1.23483 NR4A3 U85245 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 4.57E−07 0.365266 PIP5K2B U50928 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 4.72E−06 0.302213 PKD2 U13695 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 1.11E−05 0.805607 PMS1 AA203527 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 1.18E−07 0.281992 RPP20 J02939 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 2.16E−07 −0.87844 SLC3A2 N30151 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 5.05E−05 0.393521 STX16 U52960 2.11E−06 1.28E−06 1.51E−07 −0.84863 SURB7 AF030249 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 1.98E−07 0.534547 AL022398 7.44E−05 1.28E−06 8.09E−08 0.919627 HG1103-HT1103 1.37E−05 1.28E−06 1.16E−07 −0.39165 D30758 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 1.58E−05 0.27738 CENTB1 U75968 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 4.36E−06 0.139542 DDX11 M69199 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 1.45E−07 −1.9021 G0S2 U20982 2.11E−06  1.8E−06  1.2E−08 −0.67125 IGFBP4 AF040707 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 3.57E−07 0.289845 NPR2L AB007927 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 2.12E−07 0.323787 RERE AA902713 2.11E−06  1.8E−06 1.44E−06 0.474378 U66063 2.11E−06 2.24E−06  4.7E−07 0.277185 CAMK2G D13891 2.11E−06 2.24E−06 4.57E−05 −0.20577 ID2 AL050087 2.11E−06 2.24E−06 1.27E−07 −0.31279 KIAA1785 N23137 2.11E−06 2.24E−06 2.06E−07 0.247311 MPHOSPH9 N42007 2.11E−06 2.24E−06 9.19E−05 0.167986 NUP50 M74525 2.11E−06 2.24E−06  3.5E−07 −0.61792 UBE2B AF035281 2.11E−06 2.24E−06 4.87E−07 0.472445 U11732 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 3.04E−07 −0.22574 ETV6 AB002348 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 2.49E−07 0.576346 KIAA0350 AB007891 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 3.99E−05 0.196376 KIAA0431 AI754391 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 1.72E−06 −0.27657 KLF12 D50406 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 2.65E−05 0.461907 RECK AF070617 1.37E−05 3.17E−06 3.23E−07 0.323494 M23114 2.11E−06 4.08E−06 1.59E−07 −0.96141 ATP2A2 AF014958 2.11E−06 4.08E−06 1.05E−07 −0.42152 CCRL2 AF067853 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 5.02E−06 0.361707 ADSL M73547 1.37E−05 4.31E−06  9.2E−08 0.438897 D5S346 W28319 1.37E−05 4.31E−06  1.5E−05 0.294631 FBLN1 AB007895 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 9.61E−07 0.186643 KIAA0435 AB014579 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 6.08E−08 0.367966 MGEA5 AF019083 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 8.34E−07 0.17011 PTENP1 AL080141 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 2.42E−07 0.330868 SEC31B-1 AF110377 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 3.05E−05 0.361232 TRRAP AB002448 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 2.45E−07 0.468926 AL049787 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 7.11E−06 0.311278 U50527 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 5.11E−06 0.416543 Z32860 1.37E−05 4.31E−06 7.81E−06 0.133192 AF094481 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 2.74E−07 −0.29045 CGGBP1 U29171 1.37E−05 5.01E−06  1.1E−06 −0.6032 CSNK1D AL050196 1.37E−05 5.01E−06   2E−05 −0.24688 DKFZP586D2223 U48807 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 4.97E−08 −0.93178 DUSP4 U15552 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 1.67E−05 −0.68094 HSU15552 L13740 1.37E−05 5.01E−06  9.1E−08 −0.61928 NR4A1 AF010309 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 7.36E−07 −0.28533 PIG3 Y18004 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 4.19E−07 −0.9465 SCML2 R90942 1.37E−05 5.01E−06 1.05E−05 −0.17696 ST6GALNACIV W28612 1.37E−05 5.01E−06  1.7E−06 −0.25519 X64330 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 2.27E−06 0.297851 ACLY U49844 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 3.67E−07 0.47168 ATR AB015019 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 2.75E−07 −0.24515 BAIAP2 AF006513 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.48E−05 −1.45973 CHD1 U56998 0.000344 6.03E−06  3.7E−06 −0.74294 CNK S68134 0.000344 6.03E−06 8.37E−07 −1.64652 CREM S68134 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.35E−06 −2.47105 CREM S68271 0.000344 6.03E−06 3.03E−06 −2.07185 CREM AF021819 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.41E−05 0.298771 DJ-1 AF029777 1.37E−05 6.03E−06 8.27E−07 0.290159 GCN5L2 U28811 0.000344 6.03E−06 1.33E−06 0.32855 GLG1 S81914 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.18E−07 −1.59146 IER3 X80821 0.000344 6.03E−06 8.51E−05 −0.5606 KIAA0874 L06895 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 1.12E−05 −0.1928 MAD D78579 1.37E−05 6.03E−06 4.25E−07 −1.65638 NR4A3 D78579 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 9.62E−07 −1.61438 NR4A3 U12767 0.000344 6.03E−06 2.55E−07 −2.13744 NR4A3 M95678 0.000344 6.03E−06   2E−06 0.432923 PLCB2 X51804 0.000344 6.03E−06 7.23E−05 −0.19283 PMI W28743 0.000344 6.03E−06 2.78E−06 −0.28926 PP1628 X17042 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 6.64E−06 −0.36481 PRG1 M80244 0.000344 6.03E−06 2.72E−06 −0.8522 SLC7A5 AF001294 1.37E−05 6.03E−06 1.23E−06 −0.76359 TSSC3 D49677 7.44E−05 6.03E−06 4.18E−06 0.198707 U2AF1RS2 AB011004 0.000344 6.03E−06 1.41E−06 −1.34073 UAP1 AB011113 1.37E−05 6.03E−06 3.74E−07 0.444795 WDR7 AC002394 0.000344 6.03E−06 0.001473 0.17105 AL021707 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.95E−06 −2.21462 AL022398 7.44E−05 6.03E−06  1.1E−07 0.79713 AL049442 0.000344 6.03E−06 8.09E−06 0.621935 U17760 0.000344 6.03E−06 4.25E−06 −0.84472 L22569 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.52E−06 0.318129 CTSB AL031058 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 0.000375 0.149046 DSP AL080172 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.89E−05 0.098968 FLJ21919 M36821 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 2.21E−07 −0.36334 GRO3 U06631 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.31E−05 0.486332 H326 L16499 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 5.12E−06 0.374296 HHEX X53586 1.37E−05 8.66E−06  3.4E−07 0.51291 ITGA6 D87466 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.49E−07 0.466046 KIAA0276 N98667 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 3.38E−07 0.367127 KIAA1696 X99142 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.24E−06 −0.29773 KRTHB6 AF011333 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.55E−05 0.342503 LY75 U70735 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.82E−06 0.249185 MOV34-34KD U02020 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 1.37E−06 −1.13863 PBEF M31724 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 0.000172 −0.2601 PTPN1 U29175 1.37E−05 8.66E−06  1.9E−06 0.266342 SMARCA4 AL031846 1.37E−05 8.66E−06 0.000418 0.38404 Y12059 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 5.64E−06 −0.46008 BRD4 U49187 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 1.48E−06 0.671467 C6orf32 X66945 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 1.91E−07 −0.35494 FGFR1 M60922 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 4.47E−08 0.39657 FLOT2 AL049409 7.44E−05 1.51E−05  1.1E−06 0.714173 LEF1 L16794 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 2.23E−05 −0.27553 MEF2D U77735 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 5.66E−06 0.574142 PIM2 U10117 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 4.07E−06 0.563673 SCYE1 AF023614 1.37E−05 1.51E−05 4.79E−07 −0.20744 TACI S73591 1.37E−05 1.51E−05 4.68E−06 0.414777 VDUP1 AF052160 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 1.67E−06 0.623021 L76528 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 6.14E−06 −0.39652 U51007 7.44E−05 1.51E−05 1.49E−06 0.309996 D10704 1.37E−05 1.75E−05 4.69E−07 −0.36791 CHK U97105 1.37E−05 1.75E−05 6.56E−07 1.00615 DPYSL2 U03634 1.37E−05 1.75E−05   1E−06 −0.21467 LBC L13773 1.37E−05 1.75E−05 6.44E−07 0.247919 MLLT2 M31523 1.37E−05 1.75E−05 2.09E−06 0.36898 TCF3 AL023553 1.37E−05 1.75E−05 2.51E−06 0.226635 W25984 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 1.42E−05 0.482493 ACTA1 U78521 0.000344 2.35E−05 2.53E−05 0.320909 AIP M30704 0.000344 2.35E−05 1.65E−05 −0.37795 AREG X91504 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.00016 0.233217 ARFRP1 U51478 7.44E−05 2.35E−05  6.1E−07 −0.58 ATP1B3 U21551 0.001377 2.35E−05 7.6E−05 −0.3088 BCAT1 AB004066 0.000344 2.35E−05 6.57E−05 −0.60905 BHLHB2 M59040 0.001377 2.35E−05 2.82E−06 −0.46271 CD44 M91670 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.001649 −0.47538 E2-EPF U43774 0.000344 2.35E−05  8.8E−07 −0.39938 FCAR AW024285 0.000344 2.35E−05 6.99E−06 −0.42098 FLJ12443 AA780049 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 7.39E−07 0.54912 FLJ21439 AI935146 0.000344 2.35E−05 2.05E−06 −0.46726 GALNT3 AJ011679 0.001377 2.35E−05 4.67E−05 0.243248 GAPCENA AI670100 7.44E−05 2.35E−05  7.7E−07 0.22677 GRLF1 D87119 7.44E−05 2.35E−05  1.8E−06 0.425625 GS3955 M92432 0.000344 2.35E−05 4.31E−05 0.363033 GUCY2D D50405 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000688 0.387926 HDAC1 U07563 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 4.91E−07 −0.25016 HSABLGR3 Y10313 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.003201 −0.35345 IFRD1 D63485 0.000344 2.35E−05 9.04E−05 0.31177 IKKE L08488 0.000344 2.35E−05 7.54E−06 −0.37883 INPP1 X06256 1.37E−05 2.35E−05 4.89E−07 −0.7357 ITGA5 D42084 0.001377 2.35E−05 7.39E−06 0.222195 KIAA0094 D43947 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 0.000104 0.269941 KIAA0100 AB007870 0.000344 2.35E−05 0.000108 −0.64362 KIAA0410 AI950382 0.000344 2.35E−05 0.000122 −0.65985 KIAA0585 AB014548 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 2.77E−05 0.431229 KIAA0648 AB018297 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000836 0.195704 KIAA0754 AI970189 0.000344 2.35E−05 6.16E−07 −0.75934 KIAA0997 L04733 0.001377 2.35E−05 8.84E−07 0.306455 KNS2 AF010193 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 1.26E−07 −1.4705 MADH7 U18919 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 1.05E−05 0.271231 NBP U85430 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000315 0.317554 NFATC3 S76638 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 7.47E−07 −0.35416 NFKB2 AL050353 0.000344 2.35E−05 4.42E−06 0.179352 OIP2 L20971 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.00089 −0.49725 PDE4B AF060502 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 0.000114 −0.18239 PEX10 X80497 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000245 0.313262 PHKA2 AL050371 0.000344 2.35E−05  3.7E−06 0.493288 PISD U77718 7.44E−05 2.35E−05  6.6E−06 0.352996 PNN U52427 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000282 0.329478 POLR2G U94778 0.000344 2.35E−05 1.18E−05 0.282929 PSTPIP1 U48296 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.00011 −0.89871 PTP4A1 M31166 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000256 −0.38484 PTX3 AJ001016 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 1.08E−05 −0.28245 RAMP3 AF040965 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.001101 −0.38591 RES4-25 J04130 0.000344 2.35E−05 3.02E−06 −0.62071 SCYA4 U81800 0.000344 2.35E−05 4.28E−05 −0.49523 SLC16A3 AB000734 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000883 −0.58764 SSI-1 U38847 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 9.91E−07 0.222946 TARBP1 M63180 0.001377 2.35E−05 1.03E−05 −0.33301 TARS D15050 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000192 −1.12874 TCF8 M12959 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 1.61E−06 0.128482 TRA@ X00734 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000384 −0.34516 TUBB5 AJ001340 0.001377 2.35E−05 4.21E−05 0.181208 U3-55K Y08614 0.001377 2.35E−05 6.92E−05 0.305659 XPO1 AF054589 0.000344 2.35E−05 1.98E−06 0.945394 AL022398 7.44E−05 2.35E−05  2.4E−06 0.493166 AL031178 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 3.18E−05 0.410068 AL049782 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 7.66E−07 0.237794 HG1471-HT3923 0.001377 2.35E−05 0.000519 0.203133 HG4582-HT4987 7.44E−05 2.35E−05 4.63E−07 −0.39588 U96629 0.001377 2.35E−05   1E−04 0.277256 D64110 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 7.49E−05 −0.51036 BTG3 J04111 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 0.000108 −1.60276 JUN J04111 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 4.68E−05 −1.14014 JUN X56681 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 0.000112 −0.48711 JUND D21853 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 0.000403 −0.25594 KIAA0111 X80692 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 3.44E−05 −1.1939 MAPK6 S76638 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 5.23E−05 −0.46026 NFKB2 U65785 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 9.67E−06 −0.2389 ORP150 AB016247 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 3.13E−05 −0.57287 SC5DL M55153 7.44E−05 2.58E−05 4.77E−06 −0.27465 TGM2 U02570 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.26E−06 0.432431 ARHGAP1 X04366 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 5.11E−06 0.346076 CAPN1 L10413 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 6.46E−06 0.207231 FNTA AF055001 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 9.78E−06 −0.9457 HERPUD1 AI523538 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 0.004471 −0.1584 HIPK3 X59373 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.31E−05 −0.22992 HOXD10 X99209 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 2.65E−05 0.239777 HRMT1L1 M65217 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.02E−05 0.33377 HSF2 X17025 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.45E−05 −0.44351 IDI1 M35878 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 4.29E−05 −0.25267 IGFBP3 D63486 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 9.69E−06 0.235319 KIAA0152 AB002303 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.86E−05 −0.39642 KIAA0305 U20816 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 4.92E−05 −0.20145 NFKB2 M61906 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 5.93E−06 −0.39875 PIK3R1 U13695 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.31E−05 0.362255 PMS1 U38979 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 3.95E−05 0.158105 PMS2L9 X70218 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 2.44E−06 −0.74691 PPP4C AC002400 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 2.28E−06 −0.25834 AC005390 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 2.99E−05 −0.24231 AF070606 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 1.48E−06 0.89337 HG2724-HT2820 1.37E−05 2.81E−05 5.17E−06 −1.33814 X84194 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 6.38E−05 0.23578 ACYP1 AF039656 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000251 −0.73273 BASP1 AB002384 0.00482 4.67E−05 4.22E−05 0.548091 C6orf32 X98172 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 5.29E−07 0.507556 CASP8 U60521 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 8.13E−06 −0.36762 CASP9 U11791 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000363 −1.0232 CCNH U67615 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000948 1.23433 CHS1 AF037339 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.59E−05 −0.33549 CLPTM1 U65928 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 2.85E−07 0.408918 COPS5 U37408 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 3.06E−05 0.157458 CTBP1 AB023143 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.001982 0.215415 DEFCAP AB014888 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.000204 −0.34841 DNAJB6 M60278 0.00482 4.67E−05 3.33E−05 −0.9007 DTR U88629 0.000344 4.67E−05 9.58E−07 −0.32607 ELL2 M31899 0.000344 4.67E−05 0.000339 0.274507 ERCC3 M94856 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 4.99E−06 −0.23847 FABP5 X86779 0.001377 4.67E−05 1.08E−05 0.140032 FASTK L00634 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.00019 0.205256 FNTA AF078077 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.44E−05 −1.47649 GADD45B D87119 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 4.62E−06 0.557116 GS3955 X17644 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 6.72E−06 −0.71963 GSPT1 L19314 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000922 −0.35113 HRY U05681 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 3.37E−06 −0.35383 HSBCL3S2 J00139 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000196 −0.12797 HUMFOL5 M24283 0.000344 4.67E−05 3.71E−06 −1.32611 ICAM1 M62403 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 5.57E−07 −0.53749 IGFBP4 M28130 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 8.02E−07 −2.27292 IL8 Z56281 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.000243 0.309173 IRF3 L12002 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 1.23E−06 0.286717 ITGA4 K00558 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.002498 0.12909 K-ALPHA-1 AL044599 0.001377 4.67E−05 8.81E−05 0.321294 KIAA0222 AB002344 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.04E−05 −0.39307 KIAA0346 AB007889 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 2.33E−05 0.255643 KIAA0429 AB007916 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000147 0.493018 KIAA0447 AB014538 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.98E−06 −0.63923 KIAA0638 AF055004 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 9.29E−05 0.200537 KIAA0763 AI148772 0.000344 4.67E−05 4.18E−06 −1.02619 KYNU AF064491 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000148 −0.54215 LDB1 L78132 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 5.15E−07 0.358576 LGALS8 X83441 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 6.75E−06 −0.17796 LIG4 AF055581 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 5.69E−06 −1.05728 LNK AL049963 0.000344 4.67E−05 8.36E−07 −0.74421 LOC64116 AF014837 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000636 0.325349 M6A D14497 0.001377 4.67E−05 3.68E−05 −0.58619 MAP3K8 X75346 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 1.99E−05 −0.37877 MAPKAPK2 M62324 0.001377 4.67E−05 5.46E−05 −0.44552 MRF-1 AB023208 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.37E−05 0.293901 MSF AF072928 0.001377 4.67E−05 1.13E−05 −0.3089 MTMR6 AF045451 0.000344 4.67E−05 6.34E−06 −0.40149 NAB1 M58603 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 1.28E−06 −0.73537 NFKB1 U07132 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.001821 −0.14679 NR1H2 X75918 7.44E−05 4.67E−05  3.5E−05 −1.61126 NR4A2 S77154 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000304 −1.33785 NR4A2 AB020657 0.00482 4.67E−05 2.75E−05 −0.50544 NS1-BP D88674 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 6.26E−06 −0.99818 OAZIN U27459 0.00482 4.67E−05 3.39E−05 0.430016 ORC2L AF000545 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 3.48E−06 −0.85393 P2Y10 AF005043 7.44E−05 4.67E−05  2.7E−06 0.408592 PARG AF026086 0.000344 4.67E−05 2.66E−06 0.297942 PEX1 AJ001625 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 9.91E−05 0.36837 PEX3 U30255 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.000826 0.325906 PGD M61906 0.000344 4.67E−05 0.000611 −0.2492 PIK3R1 M60483 0.000344 4.67E−05 3.17E−05 −0.32565 PPP2CA U14603 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 4.46E−05 0.427268 PTP4A2 AF069517 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.000441 0.330897 RBM6 M83221 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.58E−05 −0.26782 RELB AF037195 0.00482 4.67E−05 8.27E−05 0.959619 RGS14 L07597 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000169 0.277243 RPS6KA1 X15217 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 3.77E−07 −0.2371 SKIL M20681 0.001377 4.67E−05 1.92E−05 −0.99917 SLC2A3 AF030409 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 7.66E−06 0.412043 SLC9A6 AJ224358 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.009613 0.14432 SURF5 U49928 0.000344 4.67E−05 6.31E−06 0.352648 TAB1 X89750 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 7.38E−06 −1.51687 TGIF AA453183 0.001377 4.67E−05 4.48E−05 −0.61646 TIM17 M31165 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 1.38E−06 −0.34617 TNFAIP6 AF064090 0.001377 4.67E−05 4.05E−05 −0.38921 TNFSF14 AF082557 0.001377 4.67E−05 2.23E−06 0.226994 TNKS D87448 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000735 0.468196 TOPBP1 X05276 0.00482 4.67E−05 8.97E−05 −0.50457 TPM4 D50919 0.00482 4.67E−05 4.02E−05 0.332326 TRIM14 J03258 0.00482 4.67E−05 8.78E−05 −0.33021 VDR AB007973 0.00482 4.67E−05 0.000146 0.271053 AF041081 0.00482 4.67E−05 5.92E−05 0.26539 AI889718 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 0.000143 −0.15002 AL021154 0.000344 4.67E−05 2.19E−06 −0.82935 AL049340 0.000344 4.67E−05 4.87E−05 −0.91769 AL050078 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.63E−05 −0.2875 AL050378 0.000344 4.67E−05 5.72E−06 0.360577 D50525 0.000344 4.67E−05 3.02E−06 0.486698 J04755 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 6.75E−05 −0.37296 M60784 7.44E−05 4.67E−05 1.24E−06 0.559903 M63978 0.000344 4.67E−05 1.77E−06 −0.44762 U90909 0.00482 4.67E−05 3.74E−05 −0.64272 X63547 0.001377 4.67E−05 0.000303 0.505712 AA135683 0.000344 5.23E−05 0.000289 −0.69258 BASP1 S78771 0.000344 5.23E−05 2.55E−06 −0.31389 BRD2 AL080156 0.000344 5.23E−05 3.52E−05 −0.94419 DKFZP434J214 D14838 0.000344 5.23E−05 7.34E−06 −0.50648 FGF9 W28281 0.000344 5.23E−05 8.96E−06 −1.09149 GABARAIPL1 AB002344 7.44E−05 5.23E−05 8.48E−07 −1.00068 KIAA0346 U23070 0.000344 5.23E−05 3.62E−05 −0.12321 NMA U04636 0.000344 5.23E−05 2.81E−06 −1.85123 PTGS2 U47634 0.000344 5.23E−05 0.002405 −0.21686 TUBB4 S73149 0.000344 5.23E−05 0.003714 −0.15741 M63256 0.000344 5.92E−05 6.54E−07 0.454561 CDR2 U94905 0.000344 5.92E−05 2.08E−05 0.388608 DGKZ AF012023 7.44E−05 5.92E−05 1.02E−06 0.50623 ICAP-1A L10717 0.000344 5.92E−05 0.000158 0.345558 ITK D29642 0.000344 5.92E−05  8.3E−06 0.327019 KIAA0053 AB011128 0.000344 5.92E−05 0.000584 0.151161 KIAA0556 AF075587 0.000344 5.92E−05 7.55E−06 0.4405 KIAA0916 U66464 0.000344 5.92E−05 2.93E−05 0.255675 MAP4K1 U18919 0.000344 5.92E−05 0.000573 0.277847 NBP X58965 0.000344 5.92E−05 7.34E−05 0.231912 NME2 X13403 7.44E−05 5.92E−05 4.21E−07 0.146032 POU2F1 D89859 0.000344 5.92E−05 1.56E−05 0.375402 ZFP161 AF052100 0.000344 5.92E−05 1.37E−05 0.290021 N53547 7.44E−05 7.24E−05  1.8E−07 0.296678 MGC5508 L35013 0.000344 7.24E−05 0.000112 −0.17331 SF3B4 Y17829 7.44E−05 7.24E−05 5.49E−06 −0.6508 SYN47 AL049987 7.44E−05 7.24E−05 2.39E−05 0.193082 X66436 0.000344 7.24E−05 1.88E−06 −0.26662 Z80345 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 7.31E−06 0.412137 ACADS U27467 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 5.65E−06 −0.56637 BCL2A1 AI961669 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000107 −0.1656 BIG2 X61123 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 4.17E−07 −1.15256 BTG1 U49187 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 3.53E−06 0.511392 C6orf32 D13639 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 8.56E−06 −0.64255 CCND2 AL035398 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000153 0.353395 CGI-51 U15932 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.00031 −1.26603 DUSP5 AD001530 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 3.06E−05 −0.37019 DXS9928E Y07909 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000161 −0.23489 EMP1 W27152 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000502 0.186359 FLJ10569 L17131 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 1.48E−05 −0.24039 HMGIY X04430 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 4.15E−05 −0.21816 IL6 AB014608 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 4.59E−06 0.41494 KIAA0708 AF061258 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 1.58E−06 0.622201 LIM U90919 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 7.23E−06 −0.50014 LOC57862 J05037 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000185 −0.19243 SDS X70944 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 2.08E−05 −0.72892 SFPQ L41887 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 6.74E−06 −0.52203 SFRS7 X59871 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 1.91E−05 0.376648 TCF7 AI742846 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 0.000374 −0.48069 VAPA HG2007-HT2056 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 4.01E−06 −0.41408 X58141 7.44E−05 9.64E−05 1.75E−06 0.384254 AB018323 7.44E−05 0.000106 2.41E−05 0.432301 GASC1 AB023192 7.44E−05 0.000106 0.000138 0.196185 I-1 AB020638 7.44E−05 0.000106 5.26E−05 0.233629 KIAA0831 U49395 7.44E−05 0.000106 0.001916 0.169175 P2RX5 M23379 7.44E−05 0.000106 3.22E−05 0.42571 RASA1 AF034176 7.44E−05 0.000106 0.000333 0.332105 AJ012755 7.44E−05 0.000106 0.000296 0.26445 AB007934 7.44E−05 0.000119 6.08E−06 0.345799 ACF7 M80899 7.44E−05 0.000119 2.48E−05 0.419409 AHNAK AB014529 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.84E−05 0.43403 AKAP11 U37547 7.44E−05 0.000119 6.74E−06 −0.71736 BIRC2 U72649 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.000207 −0.30079 BTG2 D49738 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.000136 0.292742 CKAP1 AJ006267 7.44E−05 0.000119 7.19E−06 0.427023 CLPX W28167 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.16E−05 0.214921 COPS7A U18300 7.44E−05 0.000119 2.43E−06 0.183171 DDB2 AI133727 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.43E−06 0.181464 FLB6421 AA526812 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.000106 0.259476 FLJ10326 D64142 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.66E−05 0.528036 H1FX U60319 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.001064 0.194324 HFE M17017 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.43E−06 −1.74073 IL8 D32053 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.003279 0.222661 KARS AB007914 7.44E−05 0.000119 7.13E−05 0.302838 KIAA0445 U10485 7.44E−05 0.000119  7.4E−06 0.270352 LRMP U29656 7.44E−05 0.000119 4.31E−06 0.471876 NME3 AB014604 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.72E−05 0.425787 OSBPL3 U41745 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.00204 0.230274 PDAP1 S90469 7.44E−05 0.000119 5.56E−06 −0.2636 POR M26683 7.44E−05 0.000119  3.7E−06 −0.16179 SCYA2 X81789 7.44E−05 0.000119 2.23E−05 0.143079 SF3A3 L14595 7.44E−05 0.000119 3.55E−05 −0.1953 SLC1A4 AL079286 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.000245 0.165851 STAU2 AA845349 7.44E−05 0.000119 7.78E−07 0.457176 TRIP7 X59303 7.44E−05 0.000119 0.000124 0.224891 VARS2 AB023219 7.44E−05 0.000119 1.41E−05 0.316475 M58603 7.44E−05 0.000129 9.08E−06 −0.56835 NFKB1 X77723 7.44E−05 0.000129 0.006788 −0.24317 RAB5EP AF117829 7.44E−05 0.000129 2.61E−06 −0.57516 RIPK2 U52960 7.44E−05 0.000129 0.001042 −0.24648 SURB7 U84011 0.00482 0.000149 0.000134 0.286331 AGL U90552 0.000344 0.000149 0.000182 0.288509 BTN3A1 M16336 0.00482 0.000149 0.000224 0.218007 CD2 U03106 0.000344 0.000149 0.000252 −0.87784 CDKN1A AB009285 0.001377 0.000149 0.000137 0.235726 CFDP1 U63289 0.001377 0.000149 0.001722 −0.43517 CUGBP1 AF000430 0.00482 0.000149 0.000694 −0.19887 DNM1L L11329 0.001377 0.000149 0.000142 −0.56584 DUSP2 AB007619 0.00482 0.000149 0.002073 0.198391 EBAG9 X81625 0.00482 0.000149 6.92E−05 −0.80689 ETF1 AL050128 0.000344 0.000149 1.81E−05 0.459416 FAM8A1 L49169 0.001377 0.000149 8.18E−05 −2.09549 FOSB L25665 0.000344 0.000149 3.34E−06 −0.4513 GNL1 AI494623 0.00482 0.000149 0.000304 0.187206 HCDI D89678 0.001377 0.000149 3.03E−05 0.197298 HNRPDL U07563 0.000344 0.000149 1.02E−05 −0.23627 HSABLGR3 W28589 0.00482 0.000149 0.000129 0.170457 HSPD1 N29665 0.000344 0.000149 3.34E−05 0.593294 KIAA0618 AB023207 0.000344 0.000149 8.64E−06 −0.4056 KIAA0990 AL079277 0.00482 0.000149 0.000161 0.200656 LOC54103 Z14138 0.001377 0.000149 0.000197 −0.85008 MAP3K8 N23137 0.001377 0.000149 4.12E−06 0.244083 MPHOSPH9 AF050640 0.001377 0.000149 6.03E−05 0.324021 NDUFS2 AF069987 0.001377 0.000149 4.44E−05 0.203382 NIT1 AF043325 0.000344 0.000149 1.06E−05 0.328186 NMT2 M10901 0.001377 0.000149 1.91E−05 −0.58982 NR3C1 M12267 0.000344 0.000149 4.07E−06 −0.3279 OAT U02882 0.00482 0.000149 0.000223 −0.99878 PDE4D AF059531 0.000344 0.000149 6.73E−06 0.546441 PRMT3 M29893 0.001377 0.000149 9.96E−05 −0.15688 RALA AB029028 0.001377 0.000149 9.11E−06 0.482258 RAP140 AB007448 0.00482 0.000149 0.000777 −0.319 SLC22A4 D87969 0.00482 0.000149 0.001578 0.401991 SLC35A1 U66615 0.00482 0.000149 0.000196 0.235993 SMARCC1 U46691 0.00482 0.000149 1.48E−05 −0.85179 SUPT6H AF049910 0.00482 0.000149 0.000373 −0.32787 TACC1 X14787 0.001377 0.000149 2.88E−05 −0.19161 THBS1 AI375913 0.00482 0.000149 0.000905 −0.12102 TOP2A X02344 0.001377 0.000149 0.00414 −0.20405 TUBB2 AF104421 0.000344 0.000149  6.5E−06 0.349373 UROD J03258 0.000344 0.000149 1.21E−06 −0.58295 VDR M58297 0.000344 0.000149 1.57E−05 0.185829 ZNF42 Y11681 0.000344 0.000149 1.92E−05 0.234481 AF104942 0.001377 0.00019 4.83E−05 0.464438 ABCC5 L07261 0.000344 0.00019 0.003564 0.29763 ADD1 L19871 0.001377 0.00019 0.000105 −0.19867 ATF3 J04027 0.000344 0.00019 0.000133 −0.42466 ATP2B1 M83363 0.001377 0.00019 0.004471 0.177565 ATP2B4 AF038195 0.000344 0.00019 0.000134 0.281425 BCS1L S78771 0.001377 0.00019 0.000145 −0.24109 BRD2 L07044 0.001377 0.00019 0.000284 0.186013 CAMK2G M28170 0.000344 0.00019 2.96E−05 0.356602 CD19 Y08682 0.000344 0.00019 0.000118 0.17398 CPT1B AF046059 0.001377 0.00019 0.000665 0.204072 CREME9 L06797 0.001377 0.00019 0.000455 −0.93505 CXCR4 L39874 0.000344 0.00019 0.000354 0.353702 DCTD AC004475 0.000344 0.00019 2.86E−05 0.25205 DKFZP434E2216 AI538172 0.001377 0.00019 0.000621 0.243057 DKFZp761B2423 AF010187 0.000344 0.00019   1E−05 0.361895 FIBP AW051579 0.000344 0.00019 0.000258 0.390285 FLJ10512 M22632 0.001377 0.00019 1.34E−05 0.157239 GOT2 X59372 0.001377 0.00019 0.000528 −0.12959 HOXD9 X12433 0.000344 0.00019 1.07E−05 −0.39946 HS1-2 X15183 0.000344 0.00019 0.000645 −0.22973 HSPCA AI912041 0.001377 0.00019 5.21E−05 −0.38517 HSPE1 X75315 0.000344 0.00019 0.010841 −0.64335 HSRNASEB L42324 0.000344 0.00019 0.000262 −0.31758 HUMFRCG X69433 0.001377 0.00019 0.002925 0.209735 IDH2 Y00093 0.000344 0.00019  2.6E−05 −0.39318 ITGAX M88458 0.001377 0.00019 0.002031 −0.15998 KDELR2 AB011114 0.000344 0.00019 3.13E−05 0.278271 KIAA0542 AB011135 0.000344 0.00019 0.000149 0.247752 KIAA0563 U57721 0.001377 0.00019 3.47E−05 −0.23188 KYNU Y11395 0.001377 0.00019 8.58E−05 0.34059 LANCL1 AI652660 0.000344 0.00019 2.28E−05 0.385107 LOC51112 AB026118 0.001377 0.00019 4.47E−06 −0.24886 MALT1 AB011144 0.000344 0.00019 9.36E−05 0.26851 MCM3AP AI620381 0.000344 0.00019 8.06E−06 0.29605 MGC3077 AI525633 0.000344 0.00019 2.44E−05 0.170916 MGC5576 X16396 0.000344 0.00019 3.27E−06 −0.6151 MTHFD2 V00568 0.000344 0.00019 0.000769 0.549224 MYC AL050281 0.000344 0.00019 2.85E−06 0.30517 NAG AI985272 0.000344 0.00019 0.000474 −0.2571 NMB D38524 0.000344 0.00019 0.001313 0.228851 NT5B AJ225089 0.000344 0.00019 0.000531 −0.2589 OASL Z82200 0.000344 0.00019 0.000136 −0.28579 P2Y10 X63564 0.001377 0.00019  1.7E−05 −0.28202 POLR2A S57501 0.001377 0.00019 0.002179 0.267744 PPP1CA X07109 0.000344 0.00019 0.000694 0.167774 PRKCB1 M28209 0.000344 0.00019 0.000392 −0.52456 RAB1 M87339 0.000344 0.00019 3.41E−05 0.248151 RFC4 Z14000 0.000344 0.00019 3.91E−06 −0.33734 RING1 X06815 0.000344 0.00019  3.5E−05 0.293968 SNRP70 L23959 0.000344 0.00019 1.82E−05 −0.36834 TFDP1 AB018262 0.000344 0.00019 0.000241 0.319056 TOMM70A X00437 0.001377 0.00019 0.00022 0.248344 TRB@ AF061016 0.000344 0.00019 0.000264 0.349913 UGDH U62392 0.000344 0.00019 2.74E−05 −0.65983 ZNF193 X78925 0.001377 0.00019 0.001253 −0.28003 ZNF267 AI655015 0.001377 0.00019 0.00444 0.74681 AL049387 0.001377 0.00019 5.12E−06 0.379296 AL050376 0.000344 0.00019 0.00026 0.410405 AB008775 0.000344 0.000304 1.88E−06 −0.80745 AQP9 AI141670 0.000344 0.000304  1.6E−06 −0.2494 CLCN2 AL080071 0.000344 0.000304 3.12E−06 0.237367 DKFZP564M082 AB028964 0.000344 0.000304 5.07E−05 0.351352 KIAA1041 M16801 0.001377 0.000304 0.000458 0.412733 NR3C2 N36842 0.001377 0.000304 0.000577 0.172944 UPF3A AL096752 0.000344 0.000304 0.000323 −0.20419 U76421 0.000344 0.000402 0.000278 0.226301 ADARB1 L13939 0.001377 0.000402 0.000215 0.180874 AP1B1 X97074 0.001377 0.000402 0.001924 0.298218 AP2S1 U72936 0.000344 0.000402 1.03E−05 0.356824 ATRX X94910 0.000344 0.000402 0.000204 0.249294 C12orf8 U18291 0.000344 0.000402 2.45E−05 0.594377 CDC16 L22005 0.001377 0.000402 0.000111 −0.15257 CDC34 M59287 0.00482 0.000402 0.000276 −0.72279 CLK1 U25435 0.000344 0.000402 0.000648 0.264876 CTCF L39874 0.000344 0.000402 2.41E−05 0.211923 DCTD X52104 0.000344 0.000402 0.000159 0.317963 DDX5 AL050062 0.000344 0.000402 0.000377 0.36401 DKFZP566K023 AL080081 0.00482 0.000402 0.000103 −0.60871 DNAJB9 X63741 0.001377 0.000402 0.000175 −0.59207 EGR3 D13988 0.001377 0.000402 0.000371 0.14676 GDI2 M27492 0.000344 0.000402 2.01E−06 −0.32619 IL1R1 S66213 0.000344 0.000402 9.56E−05 0.247863 ITGA6 AJ005896 0.000344 0.000402 5.38E−05 0.210462 JM4 Y10745 0.00482 0.000402 6.39E−05 −0.30524 KCNJ15 AB002374 0.00482 0.000402 0.000916 0.20284 KIAA0376 AB007874 0.001377 0.000402 0.000181 −0.21662 KIAA0414 AB011133 0.00482 0.000402 0.000521 0.302843 KIAA0561 AB018335 0.00482 0.000402 9.03E−05 0.234274 KIAA0792 M13452 0.00482 0.000402 0.00148 −0.28339 LMNA X68836 0.00482 0.000402 2.15E−05 −0.57967 MAT2A U79256 0.000344 0.000402 2.24E−05 0.328028 MGC14258 X76538 0.001377 0.000402 5.62E−05 0.408464 MPV17 AB011093 0.000344 0.000402 0.000101 0.612928 P114-RHO-GEF X66363 0.001377 0.000402  6.8E−05 −0.24041 PCTK1 U13695 0.00482 0.000402 2.31E−05 0.31531 PMS1 D87078 0.000344 0.000402 3.88E−05 0.497225 PUM2 Z97074 0.001377 0.000402 3.97E−05 0.296662 RAB9P40 X90530 0.000344 0.000402 3.52E−05 0.254197 RAGB U75679 0.001377 0.000402 0.000139 −0.29594 SLBP AF007142 0.000344 0.000402 3.15E−06 0.678734 AL021977 0.00482 0.000402 8.82E−05 −0.82538 AL080192 0.001377 0.000402 4.26E−05 0.201319 HG1980-HT2023 0.00482 0.000402 0.003775 −0.48359 U47924 0.001377 0.000402 0.000134 0.52195 U83661 0.000344 0.000444 9.97E−06 0.270218 ABCC5 AI961929 0.000344 0.000444 1.88E−05 0.461528 ARHGAP1 X78817 0.000344 0.000444 2.82E−05 0.281835 ARHGAP4 AL080164 0.000344 0.000444 0.000218 0.268161 DKFZP564C1940 X90392 0.000344 0.000444 0.000208 0.150242 DNASE1L1 AI561196 0.000344 0.000444 0.000156 0.302434 FLJ11806 AJ008112 0.000344 0.000444 0.000246 −0.32126 FMNL M94630 0.000344 0.000444 0.000244 0.274532 HNRPD M38180 0.000344 0.000444 0.003037 −0.15741 HSD3B1 U79274 0.000344 0.000444 9.67E−05 0.285563 HSU79274 AB014585 0.000344 0.000444 6.48E−05 0.460196 KIAA0685 AB029001 0.000344 0.000444 0.000183 −0.33324 KIAA1078 AA045160 0.000344 0.000444 4.62E−05 0.179556 MRPS14 M96824 0.000344 0.000444 2.18E−05 0.139326 NUCB1 Y10055 0.000344 0.000444 9.91E−06 0.176067 PIK3CD Z54367 0.000344 0.000444  1.3E−05 −0.39738 PLEC1 AF014402 0.000344 0.000444 7.63E−05 0.147061 PPAP2A M30773 0.000344 0.000444 0.001161 0.41229 PPP3R1 M29386 0.000344 0.000444 6.26E−05 −0.23554 PRL X02910 0.000344 0.000444 0.001378 −0.17579 TNF S76792 0.000344 0.000444 0.000211 −0.16737 TNFRSF4 Y09008 0.000344 0.000444 0.000352 0.168444 UNG U18009 0.000344 0.000444 0.002896 0.204706 VATI D14533 0.000344 0.000444 0.000837 0.246085 XPA W27419 0.000344 0.000444 2.83E−05 −0.44121 Z85986 0.000344 0.000444 0.000407 −0.2149 Z99716 0.000344 0.000444 5.14E−05 0.324642 U50939 0.001377 0.000525 1.19E−05 0.235552 APPBP1 Y15521 0.00482 0.000525 0.000492 −0.28889 ASMTL J05682 0.00482 0.000525 0.000291 −0.33004 ATP6C D26362 0.00482 0.000525 0.000707 0.247252 BRD3 AL120687 0.001377 0.000525 1.21E−05 −0.55731 CSH1 U20350 0.00482 0.000525 0.010386 0.383475 CX3CR1 X04011 0.00482 0.000525 0.000154 0.348439 CYBB U78524 0.001377 0.000525 6.56E−05 −0.36872 DDXBP1 U87947 0.001377 0.000525 5.05E−05 −0.29673 EMP3 AL035252 0.00482 0.000525 0.003735 0.074075 ENTPD6 X04828 0.00482 0.000525 0.0015 0.256297 GNAI2 X56841 0.001377 0.000525 4.37E−05 0.338907 HLA-E D49410 0.00482 0.000525 0.00016 −0.21753 HUMIL3RA12 L40586 0.00482 0.000525 3.02E−05 −0.20891 IDS X52015 0.00482 0.000525 0.00032 −0.54051 IL1RN D31888 0.00482 0.000525  7.5E−06 −0.44687 KIAA0071 D42047 0.001377 0.000525  3.5E−05 0.226884 KIAA0089 AB007958 0.00482 0.000525 0.00023 0.259725 KIAA0489 AB011100 0.00482 0.000525 0.000193 0.418151 KIAA0528 AB014553 0.00482 0.000525 0.002002 −0.25439 KIAA0653 AI888084 0.001377 0.000525 3.57E−05 0.391754 KIAA1624 X61118 0.00482 0.000525 0.001631 0.292879 LMO2 AJ004832 0.00482 0.000525 0.001715 0.30393 NTE AB020631 0.001377 0.000525 0.000212 0.379354 PCF11 AB002359 0.00482 0.000525 2.36E−05 0.271468 PFAS AB012229 0.001377 0.000525 0.000168 −0.59579 PFKFB3 M83088 0.001377 0.000525  3.5E−05 0.439367 PGM1 X84908 0.001377 0.000525 2.25E−05 0.331887 PHKB U48250 0.001377 0.000525 8.51E−05 −0.2234 PRKCBP2 AB007851 0.000344 0.000525 1.95E−05 0.481768 PRPSAP2 X97267 0.00482 0.000525 0.000303 0.211707 PTPRCAP M64595 0.00482 0.000525 0.004436 0.170959 RAC2 S59049 0.001377 0.000525 0.000915 −0.61362 RGS1 AL050267 0.00482 0.000525 0.000204 0.311003 SAMHD1 W28498 0.00482 0.000525  1.7E−05 −0.57386 SAR1 W27050 0.00482 0.000525 2.37E−05 −0.587 SFPQ X92762 0.00482 0.000525 0.000116 0.283179 TAZ U18422 0.001377 0.000525 0.000279 −0.14486 TFDP2 D87127 0.001377 0.000525 0.000126 −0.32216 TLOC1 U12595 0.001377 0.000525 1.07E−05 0.347309 TRAP1 AF046024 0.00482 0.000525 0.000469 0.405378 UBE1C AF032456 0.001377 0.000525 5.89E−05 0.269833 UBE2G2 Y09723 0.00482 0.000525 0.000854 −0.23772 ZNF151 AL031778 0.00482 0.000525 0.000239 0.178561 AL049218 0.00482 0.000525 0.001951 0.238837 AL080216 0.00482 0.000525 0.000349 0.311531 L00352 0.00482 0.000525 0.005084 −0.39882 S79267 0.00482 0.000525 0.000908 −0.19945 U94902 0.00482 0.000525 0.002556 −0.17833 AA206524 0.000344 0.000567 0.000172 0.161868 BART1 AA926959 0.000344 0.000567 8.47E−05 0.169915 CKS1 M27543 0.000344 0.000567 0.000319 −0.48924 GNAI3 AF019386 0.000344 0.000567 0.000399 −0.18103 HS3ST1 AB006537 0.000344 0.000567 0.000658 −0.1547 IL1RAP AJ001306 0.000344 0.000567  5.7E−05 0.338818 INADL AB011116 0.000344 0.000567 0.000355 0.25593 KIAA0544 AB029014 0.000344 0.000567 0.001352 −0.1261 KIAA1091 AB029027 0.000344 0.000567 0.00209 0.180974 KIAA1104 M10901 0.000344 0.000567   4E−05 −0.42455 NR3C1 D30036 0.000344 0.000567 5.62E−05 −0.15539 PITPN U47077 0.000344 0.000567 0.001173 0.30799 PRKDC AF006751 0.000344 0.000567  3.4E−05 −0.23462 RRBP1 AB006198 0.000344 0.000567 0.001465 0.256734 SART1 D63780 0.000344 0.000567 0.00021 0.374406 STK25 W28892 0.000344 0.000567 8.26E−05 0.803602 SUI1 M74524 0.000344 0.000567 0.000421 −0.31531 UBE2A AL031230 0.000344 0.000567 6.83E−05 0.272378 AF057160 0.001377 0.000588 0.000279 0.307281 ADPRTL1 M74491 0.001377 0.000588 3.02E−05 0.170825 ARF3 AL120559 0.001377 0.000588  4.8E−05 −0.64478 ARPP-19 D13630 0.001377 0.000588 3.01E−05 −0.42457 BZAP45 U83246 0.001377 0.000588 0.003502 0.133045 CPNE1 AL050390 0.001377 0.000588 0.000139 0.231898 DKFZP564O043 D13315 0.001377 0.000588 0.000203 0.371377 GLO1 H12458 0.001377 0.000588 5.42E−05 −0.22578 H12458 yj12d03.s1 AI347088 0.001377 0.000588 0.000151 0.321012 HMG17L3 X59770 0.001377 0.000588 0.001417 −0.36292 IL1R2 AB007855 0.000344 0.000588 1.02E−05 0.086396 KIAA0395 AB016816 0.001377 0.000588 0.000751 0.146218 MASL1 U07132 0.001377 0.000588 0.002035 −0.27336 NR1H2 AB019409 0.001377 0.000588 0.001479 0.154377 PDL-108 AB020641 0.001377 0.000588 0.00342 0.174568 PFTK1 AL050259 0.001377 0.000588 0.001864 0.272972 RAB2L AA099265 0.001377 0.000588 0.000614 0.38275 RECK X75042 0.001377 0.000588 6.85E−05 −0.39572 REL AL050290 0.001377 0.000588 0.002426 −0.28771 SAT AJ006417 0.001377 0.000588 0.000125 −0.18595 TBCD X02812 0.001377 0.000588 1.78E−05 −0.16423 TGFB1 AL050262 0.001377 0.000588 0.0031 0.348226 TLR1 X16576 0.001377 0.000588 9.49E−05 0.431692 ZNF46 X91249 0.000344 0.000609 1.04E−05 −0.3925 ABCG1 Y00486 0.000344 0.000609 0.000297 0.259418 APRT U10473 0.000344 0.000609 0.000103 −0.15424 B4GALT1 AB014595 0.000344 0.000609 5.19E−05 0.320955 CUL4B Y15227 0.000344 0.000609 4.08E−05 0.222481 DLEU1 U85267 0.000344 0.000609 0.000131 0.142894 DSCR1 AB019036 0.000344 0.000609 0.000336 0.177649 GGPS1 U90313 0.000344 0.000609 0.001838 −0.25377 GSTTLp28 L42243 0.000344 0.000609 0.000201 0.403838 HUMIFNAM08 X16983 0.000344 0.000609 0.000317 0.232935 ITGA4 AB002368 0.000344 0.000609 0.001709 0.215217 KIAA0370 AI521453 0.000344 0.000609 0.000707 −0.22735 PC4 Y08110 0.000344 0.000609 9.87E−05 0.260436 SORL1 D38122 0.000344 0.000609 6.27E−05 −0.61781 TNFSF6 U49278 0.000344 0.000609 0.000173 0.204424 UBE2V1 X99050 0.000344 0.000609 7.72E−05 0.289751 UVRAG Z93930 0.000344 0.000609 0.00015 −0.26558 XBP1 AF015767 0.000344 0.000659 0.000199 0.578977 BRE M34677 0.000344 0.000659 0.000647 0.198622 F8A J00210 0.000344 0.000659 0.002453 −0.18828 IFNA1 AJ007583 0.000344 0.000659 0.00506 −0.12644 LARGE M36881 0.000344 0.000659 0.000302 0.328248 LCK X70326 0.000344 0.000659 0.000132 −0.58974 MACMARCKS M64571 0.000344 0.000659 0.000158 0.157573 MAP4 AI345944 0.000344 0.000659 0.000363 0.311507 NDUFB1 D23662 0.000344 0.000659 0.000171 0.289452 NEDD8 M14630 0.000344 0.000659 1.26E−05 −0.1626 PTMA D64015 0.000344 0.000659 0.001012 0.195679 TIAL1 M63582 0.000344 0.000659 2.66E−05 −0.39175 U79300 0.000344 0.000659 0.000196 −0.16218 D29805 0.00482 0.000812 0.000289 −0.23044 B4GALT1 U47414 0.001377 0.000812 0.000137 0.262974 CCNG2 L33930 0.001377 0.000812 5.56E−06 0.343203 CD24 AL050164 0.00482 0.000812 0.000345 0.307729 CDYL D10040 0.001377 0.000812 1.49E−05 −0.45708 FACL2 M36820 0.00482 0.000812 7.67E−05 −0.49075 GRO2 U77948 0.00482 0.000812 0.000511 0.286776 GTF2I X56681 0.00482 0.000812 0.000503 −0.18359 JUND AF070569 0.00482 0.000812 0.000446 −0.6104 MGC14376 W28205 0.00482 0.000812 0.00017 −0.21741 MKLN1 U61981 0.001377 0.000812 0.000725 0.203996 MSH3 AB014547 0.001377 0.000812 7.73E−05 0.217806 MTMR4 AL050366 0.00482 0.000812 0.001126 0.421541 OGT U89606 0.001377 0.000812 6.13E−05 −0.19512 PDXK D10495 0.00482 0.000812 0.000433 0.290156 PRKCD D42063 0.001377 0.000812 0.000346 −0.52828 RANBP2 H68340 0.00482 0.000812 0.004081 −0.3419 RNAHP AF059617 0.001377 0.000812 0.00012 −0.27807 SNK AB028950 0.00482 0.000812 0.000365 0.313606 TLN1 L41690 0.001377 0.000812 0.000109 0.401776 TRADD X95384 0.00482 0.000812 0.00053 0.327055 UK114 X98054 0.00482 0.001094 4.71E−05 −0.12615 CREBL1 J05036 0.00482 0.001094 0.00171 0.064463 CTSE AF001434 0.00482 0.001094 0.000161 −0.26223 EHD1 L18960 0.00482 0.001094 3.26E−05 −0.38369 EIF1A AB014555 0.00482 0.001094 0.001608 −0.18202 KIAA0655 X76057 0.00482 0.001094 0.000352 0.193745 MPI X74594 0.00482 0.001094 0.000352 0.439326 RBL2 AF044309 0.00482 0.001094 0.000217 −0.2163 STX11 U07158 0.00482 0.001094 0.000122 −0.2301 STX4A L40386 0.00482 0.001094 7.97E−05 −0.19863 TFDP2 H97470 0.00482 0.001094 0.000624 −0.10587 U78027 0.00482 0.001094 0.000804 0.340784 U50534 0.001377 0.001345 0.00039 0.250627 13CDNA73 X55330 0.001377 0.001345  9.3E−05 0.493025 AGA L19605 0.001377 0.001345 0.004442 0.183134 ANXA11 Y00097 0.001377 0.001345 4.42E−05 0.409932 ANXA6 U26455 0.00482 0.001345 0.000705 0.499049 ATM AF047473 0.001377 0.001345 5.14E−05 0.226 BUB3 M95724 0.00482 0.001345 0.002166 −0.46553 CENPC1 AB014558 0.001377 0.001345 0.004662 −0.44793 CRY2 R38263 0.001377 0.001345 0.00048 −0.12843 DJ347H13.4 AI434146 0.001377 0.001345 0.000397 0.187485 DKFZp570I0164 D12686 0.00482 0.001345 0.008744 −0.11456 EIF4G1 AF059611 0.00482 0.001345 0.000694 −0.27343 ENC1 X59834 0.001377 0.001345 0.004986 −0.34836 GLUL D64142 0.001377 0.001345 0.000169 0.293999 H1FX U51333 0.001377 0.001345 0.000376 0.273402 HK3 M59488 0.001377 0.001345 0.001357 −0.13313 HUMS100B3 X58529 0.001377 0.001345 0.000417 1.04789 IGHM D79983 0.001377 0.001345 2.97E−05 0.387491 KIAA0161 AB002370 0.00482 0.001345 0.00052 0.425557 KIAA0372 AB007863 0.001377 0.001345 0.000128 0.29668 KIAA0403 AB014549 0.001377 0.001345 0.001505 0.42387 KIAA0649 AB020711 0.00482 0.001345 0.002079 0.222346 KIAA0904 AB002357 0.001377 0.001345 0.001045 0.317849 KIF3B U09284 0.00482 0.001345 0.000792 −0.23635 LIMS1 D50810 0.001377 0.001345 5.17E−05 −0.1859 LNPEP U18259 0.001377 0.001345 0.000153 0.229322 MHC2TA AF041080 0.00482 0.001345 0.001964 0.367098 MN7 X70991 0.001377 0.001345 0.00203 −0.14032 NAB2 AC002045 0.00482 0.001345 0.00028 0.326033 NPIP U92538 0.001377 0.001345 0.00149 0.2372 ORC5L U24153 0.001377 0.001345 0.00018 −0.36291 PAK2 Z49194 0.001377 0.001345 0.000519 0.215733 POU2AF1 AF016371 0.001377 0.001345 0.001059 0.240562 PPIH AF020736 0.001377 0.001345 6.26E−05 −0.32893 PSMC4 D11327 0.001377 0.001345 0.00019 −0.74969 PTPN7 AF098799 0.00482 0.001345 0.001893 −0.3646 RANBP7 M22995 0.001377 0.001345 0.005586 0.270032 RAP1A L11566 0.001377 0.001345 0.000291 0.17032 RPL18 U71364 0.001377 0.001345 0.000276 −0.24064 SERPINB9 X07834 0.00482 0.001345 0.000362 −0.21917 SOD2 X05839 0.001377 0.001345 0.000779 −0.20819 TGFB1 AB000509 0.001377 0.001345 3.63E−05 0.460686 TRAF5 U82130 0.001377 0.001345 4.69E−05 −0.36064 TSG101 L16842 0.001377 0.001345 0.001533 0.189597 UQCRC1 X51521 0.001377 0.001345 0.000379 −0.62845 VIL2 M86400 0.001377 0.001345 0.000132 −0.30595 YWHAZ AF041259 0.001377 0.001345 0.001393 0.202001 ZNF217 AA977136 0.001377 0.001345 0.001953 0.095364 AI624038 0.001377 0.001345 0.001833 −0.16137 AL050148 0.00482 0.001345 0.000905 0.266795 HG2709-HT2805 0.001377 0.001345 0.000134 −0.22645 HG3227-HT3404 0.001377 0.001345 4.02E−05 −0.23244 M28225 0.00482 0.001345 0.001444 −0.95152 U80017 0.001377 0.001345 0.004917 0.171432 X55544 0.001377 0.001467 0.001049 −0.12406 ATF1 X52560 0.001377 0.001467 8.17E−05 −0.50375 CEBPB AA044787 0.001377 0.001467 0.001147 0.289086 CNOT8 AF017790 0.001377 0.001467 6.88E−06 0.382661 HEC D00749 0.001377 0.001467 0.000131 −0.10539 HUMCD7G3 AB007890 0.001377 0.001467 0.000838 0.200677 KIAA0430 L35251 0.001377 0.001467 0.000873 0.12909 MFAP3 AF098638 0.001377 0.001467 0.000684 −0.18761 RAB5EP AB004857 0.001377 0.001467 0.000471 0.23048 SLC11A2 U53347 0.001377 0.001467 0.001367 −0.13658 SLC1A5 U04847 0.001377 0.001467 0.000403 0.117176 SMARCB1 M92843 0.001377 0.001467  3.3E−05 −1.37866 ZFP36 AF033199 0.001377 0.001467 0.00019 0.237743 ZNF204 AC004893 0.001377 0.001467 0.000617 −0.25759 AL050151 0.001377 0.001467 8.03E−06 −0.80887 U80770 0.001377 0.001467 0.006738 −0.12644 W27675 0.00482 0.001614 0.005157 0.468709 CDA02 AI056696 0.00482 0.001614 0.000665 0.215941 CETN3 AF062536 0.00482 0.001614 0.005001 0.197482 CUL1 D29643 0.00482 0.001614 0.0005 0.157183 DDOST AA181196 0.00482 0.001614 0.000166 0.119162 FLJ11712 W07033 0.001377 0.001614 0.000136 0.347648 GMFG Z18859 0.00482 0.001614 0.000684 0.181514 GNAT2 U83660 0.00482 0.001614 0.00114 0.136411 HSU83660 AA628946 0.00482 0.001614 0.002684 0.337197 KHSRP D13626 0.00482 0.001614 0.005837 0.254138 KIAA0001 AB002340 0.00482 0.001614 0.002977 0.168464 KIAA0342 AB002353 0.001377 0.001614 0.000119 0.305921 KIAA0355 U32849 0.00482 0.001614 0.000272 0.345048 NMI S79219 0.00482 0.001614 0.000119 0.167463 PCCA L37127 0.00482 0.001614 0.010173 0.103446 POLR2J M35416 0.00482 0.001614 0.001433 0.33505 RALB X76061 0.00482 0.001614 0.000273 0.378113 RBL2 AF061741 0.00482 0.001614 0.004586 0.221278 SDR1 D31891 0.001377 0.001614 0.000819 0.161458 SETDB1 W26406 0.00482 0.001614 0.000479 0.300512 SIAH1 X84002 0.00482 0.001614 0.000699 0.143479 TAF2J U81006 0.00482 0.001614 0.003151 0.255479 TM9SF2 U69108 0.00482 0.001614 0.000657 0.208286 TRAF5 S66666 0.00482 0.001614 0.002417 0.119478 U84388 0.00482 0.001719 0.000197 −0.18606 CRADD L08069 0.00482 0.001719 0.001985 −0.31866 DNAJA1 U41514 0.00482 0.001719 9.38E−05 −0.44803 GALNT1 M69013 0.001377 0.001719 6.26E−05 −0.1948 GNA11 L11706 0.00482 0.001719 0.001422 −0.16675 LIPE R92331 0.00482 0.001719 0.000198 −0.24196 MT1E X64318 0.00482 0.001719 0.006253 −0.37391 NFIL3 X12458 0.00482 0.001719 0.001489 −0.33668 P3 M25393 0.00482 0.001719 0.000958 −0.23304 PTPN2 M59465 0.00482 0.001719 0.0002 −0.96074 TNFAIP3 AF084260 0.00482 0.001719 0.001063 −0.39491 TRIP15 HG2149-HT2219 0.00482 0.001719 0.001437 −0.14432 AB021663 0.00482 0.001963 0.00027 −0.13923 ATF5 AL080209 0.00482 0.001963 0.000337 0.437957 DKFZP586F2423 M34641 0.00482 0.001963 0.002352 −0.14552 FGFR1 AL096714 0.001377 0.001963 0.000469 0.224782 FLJ20113 AB011124 0.001377 0.001963 0.000101 −0.17709 KIAA0552 AB020633 0.001377 0.001963 0.00082 0.308616 KIAA0826 AB029020 0.001377 0.001963 0.00061 0.3824 KIAA1097 X76220 0.001377 0.001963 7.21E−05 0.444366 MAL AF040964 0.00482 0.001963 0.001161 −0.54746 MGC4701 U91512 0.001377 0.001963 0.00035 −0.55826 NINJ1 U60325 0.00482 0.001963 0.000288 −0.14386 POLG Z15108 0.001377 0.001963 0.000107 0.176424 PRKCZ Y08262 0.001377 0.001963 0.000183 0.377974 SCA2 U30246 0.001377 0.001963 0.000209 −0.25952 SLC12A2 J04137 0.001377 0.001963 0.000641 −0.22175 SSA2 M38449 0.001377 0.001963 0.0004 −0.29059 TGFB1 AC005757 0.00482 0.001963 0.000169 0.387439 HG825-HT825 0.001377 0.001963 0.000553 −0.19964 AF047348 0.001377 0.002207 0.000292 0.202669 APBA2 AF053977 0.001377 0.002207 0.003143 0.134266 CDC23 AF083322 0.001377 0.002207 0.000344 0.272282 CEP1 AL050369 0.001377 0.002207 0.001224 0.241992 DKFZP566J153 D32257 0.001377 0.002207 0.000238 0.300058 GTF3A M65217 0.001377 0.002207 0.000232 0.249614 HSF2 AB014574 0.001377 0.002207 0.000606 0.130056 KIAA0674 AB029023 0.001377 0.002207 0.000219 0.219428 KIAA1100 Z34975 0.001377 0.002207 8.88E−05 0.41432 LDLC D83597 0.001377 0.002207 0.000136 0.249838 LY64 U09759 0.001377 0.002207 0.000842 0.330751 MAPK9 U59302 0.001377 0.002207 0.000241 0.309348 NCOA1 AJ005698 0.001377 0.002207 0.004173 0.139618 PARN X54871 0.001377 0.002207 0.010035 0.119258 RAB5B AL080198 0.001377 0.002207 0.002866 0.251598 RENT2 M74447 0.001377 0.002207 0.000444 0.093537 TAP2 J04973 0.001377 0.002207 0.011696 0.141705 UQCRC2 U90902 0.001377 0.002207 0.001336 0.246217 U94333 0.001377 0.002323 0.004818 −0.13898 C1QR U60808 0.001377 0.002323 0.000374 −0.12217 CDS1 L08069 0.001377 0.002323 0.002161 −0.29982 DNAJA1 AA552140 0.001377 0.002323 0.003368 −0.22604 E2F4 M31210 0.001377 0.002323 0.000124 −0.33555 EDG1 AI189287 0.001377 0.002323 0.002445 −0.24115 H1F2 W25934 0.001377 0.002323 0.003385 −0.32382 JTV1 Z98046 0.001377 0.002323 0.000122 −0.33551 MAGED2 L76571 0.001377 0.002323 0.009985 −0.12617 NR0B2 AF071504 0.001377 0.002323 0.000191 −0.14267 STX11 X56687 0.001377 0.002323 0.00011 −0.29728 UBTF AI097085 0.001377 0.002323 0.000941 −0.16209 AA114830 0.001377 0.002503 0.000293 0.272601 AKAP10 AI991631 0.001377 0.002503 0.000132 −0.11786 BRD4 U04343 0.001377 0.002503 4.45E−05 −0.25478 CD86 M12824 0.001377 0.002503 0.008271 −0.34597 CD8A U89896 0.001377 0.002503 0.006997 −0.2182 CSNK1G2 AI432401 0.001377 0.002503 0.006072 0.32631 FGL2 AA176780 0.001377 0.002503 0.001296 0.14235 HSA249128 M21188 0.001377 0.002503 0.000165 0.251899 IDE U43572 0.001377 0.002503 0.000128 0.318327 NAGLU X02751 0.001377 0.002503 0.000359 −0.2229 NRAS AF069250 0.001377 0.002503 0.00135 0.476217 OA48-18 D25328 0.001377 0.002503 0.000171 0.125335 PFKP AF010312 0.001377 0.002503 0.001216 −0.47628 PIG7 M34668 0.001377 0.002503 0.000421 0.181315 PTPRA AF061836 0.001377 0.002503 0.001026 0.21847 RASSF1 AI535653 0.001377 0.002503 0.001712 0.34571 SC4MOL X75755 0.001377 0.002503 0.003813 −0.2236 SFRS2 W16505 0.001377 0.002503 0.001699 0.101763 SNRPD2 L31529 0.001377 0.002503 0.000325 0.144265 SNTB1 D86970 0.001377 0.002503 0.000219 0.218777 TIAF1 AL050223 0.001377 0.002503 0.002632 0.2458 VAMP2 AA877215 0.001377 0.002503 0.008439 −0.17878 AL049435 0.001377 0.002503 0.000111 0.194323 M76180 0.001377 0.002575 0.000698 0.162775 DDC M94065 0.001377 0.002575 0.000426 0.156894 DHODH J04988 0.001377 0.002575 6.17E−05 −0.22304 HSPCB Z68907 0.001377 0.002575 0.000305 0.391111 IDH3G J03909 0.001377 0.002575 0.000837 −0.35709 IFI30 AB011104 0.001377 0.002575 0.000729 0.227798 KIAA0532 AB011173 0.001377 0.002575 0.000585 0.283714 KIAA0601 U70322 0.001377 0.002575 0.000177 −0.41259 KPNB2 D86961 0.001377 0.002575 0.001925 −0.19403 LHFPL2 AF052111 0.001377 0.002575 0.000738 0.249468 LOC51172 AJ224875 0.001377 0.002575 0.005091 0.139606 MGC2840 M21985 0.001377 0.002575 0.001409 −0.102 NR2C1 J05448 0.001377 0.002575 0.004982 −0.15329 POLR2C AB006572 0.001377 0.002575 0.000169 0.213636 RMP AJ011712 0.001377 0.002575 0.011372 0.066711 TNNT1 AJ006973 0.001377 0.002575 0.000101 −0.31773 TOM1 U67122 0.001377 0.002575 0.000364 −0.14274 UBL1 U71598 0.001377 0.002575 0.003508 0.128607 ZNF274 M81118 0.001377 0.002575 0.00023 0.333526 U61166 0.001377 0.002575 0.003055 −0.14488 U94902 0.001377 0.002575 0.000137 −0.23298 Z82244 0.001377 0.002575 0.000258 −0.53938 M36341 0.001377 0.002788 0.00056 −0.38498 ARF4 L09159 0.001377 0.002788 0.00112 0.474985 ARHA U68485 0.00482 0.002788 0.006797 0.224774 BIN1 Z22555 0.001377 0.002788 0.005455 −0.16351 CD36L1 D44497 0.00482 0.002788 0.004453 0.131654 CORO1A L37042 0.00482 0.002788 0.000582 −0.33273 CSNK1A1 M74099 0.001377 0.002788 0.00014 0.389638 CUTL1 AL080159 0.001377 0.002788 0.002335 −0.11101 DKFZP434M154 AF004292 0.001377 0.002788 0.001306 −0.2375 DKFZP566C134 AF088982 0.001377 0.002788 0.001264 −0.22098 DNAJB5 U73704 0.001377 0.002788 0.001412 −0.17508 FAP48 M77810 0.00482 0.002788 0.000209 −0.15854 GATA2 U67369 0.00482 0.002788 0.00347 0.137095 GFI1 D00632 0.001377 0.002788 0.001138 −0.15517 GPX3 X99270 0.001377 0.002788 0.00065 0.191612 HSXQ28ORF D42041 0.00482 0.002788 0.003705 0.195279 KIAA0088 AA524058 0.001377 0.002788 0.000288 0.360599 LOC51020 U77604 0.001377 0.002788 0.00233 0.296247 MGST2 J04031 0.00482 0.002788 0.000148 0.290038 MTHFD1 AF025794 0.001377 0.002788 0.006763 0.107466 MTRR D86326 0.001377 0.002788 0.008217 0.124987 P115 U14417 0.001377 0.002788 0.000521 −0.13999 RALGDS U85611 0.001377 0.002788 0.000126 −0.3879 SIP2-28 U66617 0.001377 0.002788 0.001462 −0.14653 SMARCD1 X59960 0.001377 0.002788 0.005127 −0.11069 SMPD1 AF031166 0.001377 0.002788 0.001219 0.110457 SRP46 U86136 0.001377 0.002788 0.000542 0.149235 TEP1 U16296 0.001377 0.002788 0.00138 0.136848 TIAM1 D50917 0.001377 0.002788 0.000467 0.402091 TRIP-Br2 AC004770 0.001377 0.002788 0.001042 −0.10615 J03071 0.001377 0.002788 0.0116 0.17732 D67031 0.00482 0.004163 0.000204 0.543743 ADD3 U68030 0.00482 0.004163 0.000279 −0.16075 CCR6 U41387 0.00482 0.004163 8.67E−05 −0.29576 DDX21 AF084535 0.00482 0.004163 0.002306 0.159095 EPM2A AI417075 0.00482 0.004163 0.000538 0.330385 FLJ14040 D82348 0.00482 0.004349 0.006063 0.245422 ATIC AA648295 0.00482 0.004349 0.002422 0.337484 CBX3 U79270 0.00482 0.004349 0.001345 0.460807 COX11 AF071748 0.00482 0.004349 0.002471 0.170315 CTSF AL080088 0.00482 0.004349 0.000207 0.165357 DKFZP564K2062 AI540318 0.00482 0.004349 0.00055 −0.13789 DNAJB6 U03272 0.00482 0.004349 0.003893 0.101031 FBN2 Z97989 0.00482 0.004349 0.001126 −0.41969 FYN AF042379 0.00482 0.004349 0.008308 0.176604 GCP2 U73737 0.00482 0.004349 0.00262 −0.14396 HUMMSH06 AF031167 0.00482 0.004349 0.000117 0.201914 IL15 D83778 0.00482 0.004349 0.000504 −0.2149 KIAA0194 AB028965 0.00482 0.004349 0.007277 0.125446 KIAA1042 M79321 0.00482 0.004349 0.003247 −0.21992 LYN L11284 0.00482 0.004349 0.003994 −0.09508 MAP2K1 AJ000882 0.00482 0.004349 0.00042 0.180413 NCOA1 L41067 0.00482 0.004349 0.000388 0.370635 NFATC3 AF057297 0.00482 0.004349 0.001191 0.521103 OAZ2 X66360 0.00482 0.004349 0.001123 −0.17473 PCTK2 U24183 0.00482 0.004349 0.001156 0.141168 PFKM L42373 0.00482 0.004349 0.006706 0.165885 PPP2R5A AB018288 0.00482 0.004349 0.003777 0.184227 RANBP16 M58459 0.00482 0.004349 0.008923 −1.04752 RPS4Y M60725 0.00482 0.004349 0.001349 −0.10092 RPS6KB1 Y10931 0.00482 0.004349 0.001246 0.194156 SPK AB004904 0.00482 0.004349 0.000233 −0.31373 SSI-3 AF060798 0.00482 0.004349 0.000809 0.142845 STK16 U66867 0.00482 0.004349 0.011318 0.150812 UBE2I AB028980 0.00482 0.004349 0.001471 0.265042 USP24 AF052107 0.00482 0.004349 0.002884 0.197902 AL031985 0.00482 0.004349 0.000181 −0.24089 D26121 0.00482 0.004349 0.00387 −0.16268 W28667 0.00482 0.004349 0.004391 0.476395 AL050157 0.00482 0.004467 0.000289 0.269949 DKFZPS86O0120 U31930 0.00482 0.004467 0.000244 0.349997 DUT AI951946 0.00482 0.004467 8.71E−05 0.401112 HBOA AB002354 0.00482 0.004467 0.001517 −0.13368 KIAA0356 M36067 0.00482 0.004467 8.15E−05 0.277858 LIG1 J02783 0.00482 0.004467 0.002151 −0.21979 P4HB M37238 0.00482 0.004467 0.005333 −0.15474 PLCG2 M99438 0.00482 0.004467  6.2E−05 −0.36844 TLE3 Z97630 0.00482 0.004467 0.002794 0.217849 D14874 0.00482 0.005608 0.000611 −0.55358 ADM L08177 0.00482 0.005608 0.000434 −0.49252 EBI2 U09510 0.00482 0.005608 5.27E−05 −0.57567 GARS L05424 0.00482 0.005608 0.000114 −0.39048 HUMSCG19 X13956 0.00482 0.005608 0.004098 0.187622 MGC10471 U88620 0.00482 0.005608 0.00074 0.345628 OGG1 M29551 0.00482 0.005608 0.000471 0.319301 PPP3CB AF068836 0.00482 0.005608 0.000323 −0.23628 PSCDBP U08316 0.00482 0.005608 0.0006 0.205899 RPS6KA3 J02966 0.00482 0.005608 0.000498 −0.11291 SLC25A4 AF107463 0.00482 0.005608 0.002824 −0.36924 SPF30 AB000450 0.00482 0.005608 0.000256 −0.24717 VRK2 AF070590 0.00482 0.005608 0.000834 0.127523 AF001383 0.00482 0.006065 0.002075 0.16512 BIN1 AF026291 0.00482 0.006065 0.000385 −0.16859 CCT4 D63877 0.00482 0.006065 0.005226 −0.13956 KIAA0157 U14383 0.00482 0.006065 0.002623 −0.18669 MUC8 U68140 0.00482 0.006065 0.000677 0.172443 NVL L25441 0.00482 0.006065 0.000613 −0.17207 PGGT1B U46751 0.00482 0.006065 0.000578 −0.38675 SQSTM1 HG4740-HT5187 0.00482 0.006065 0.00867 0.146562 W26851 0.00482 0.006065 0.002052 0.312992 U78735 0.00482 0.006347 0.000529 −0.09197 ABCA3 Y12226 0.00482 0.006347 0.000397 −0.21303 AP1G1 D38293 0.00482 0.006347 0.002894 −0.24373 AP3M2 X14046 0.00482 0.006347 0.001084 0.134786 CD37 AF026004 0.00482 0.006347 0.008622 −0.07494 CLCN2 U46023 0.00482 0.006347 0.000273 −0.17969 CXorf6 AL080178 0.00482 0.006347 0.000683 0.260343 DKFZP434K171 AL080118 0.00482 0.006347 0.001904 −0.28696 DKFZP564F1123 AL050197 0.00482 0.006347 0.004294 0.233045 DKFZP586D0623 X68277 0.00482 0.006347 0.011411 −0.42385 DUSP1 X03674 0.00482 0.006347 0.008478 0.174463 G6PD Y13286 0.00482 0.006347 0.004068 0.134985 GDI2 U19247 0.00482 0.006347 0.000589 −0.29688 HSINFGRA7 AB023163 0.00482 0.006347 0.002537 0.194491 HYPH L36818 0.00482 0.006347 0.007182 0.204818 INPPL1 U51127 0.00482 0.006347 0.003952 0.108702 IRF5 M15395 0.00482 0.006347 0.001863 0.402323 ITGB2 U51336 0.00482 0.006347 0.008615 0.336527 ITPK1 AJ000008 0.00482 0.006347 0.000256 −0.14181 PIK3C2G AI126004 0.00482 0.006347 0.000954 0.262925 SAS10 AF051325 0.00482 0.006347 0.000144 −0.43952 SH2D2A U79528 0.00482 0.006347 0.002518 0.158101 SR-BP1 U52426 0.00482 0.006347 9.31E−05 0.411984 STIM1 AB018339 0.00482 0.006347 0.000751 0.199758 SYNE-1B D43642 0.00482 0.006347 0.0005 0.305805 TCFL1 D29767 0.00482 0.006347 0.003934 −0.09702 TEC M92383 0.00482 0.006347 0.001466 0.219769 TMSB10 AA192359 0.00482 0.006347 0.00028 0.17619 TRN-SR AC004472 0.00482 0.006347 0.002169 −0.15115 AF052138 0.00482 0.006347 0.000189 0.441167 X15674 0.00482 0.006347 0.007899 −0.10738 Z82215 0.00482 0.006347 0.002527 0.153792 AF070523 0.00482 0.006634 0.00037 0.437983 JWA D13641 0.00482 0.006634 0.000776 0.275308 KIAA0016 X79204 0.00482 0.006634 0.000182 0.256049 SCA1 AB015718 0.00482 0.006634 0.001172 0.202412 STK10 AF059575 0.00482 0.006634 0.000563 −0.18074 M74089 0.00482 0.006634 0.00076 0.187888 U44111 0.00482 0.006634 0.003845 0.105361 AJ243310 0.00482 0.006921 0.000945 −0.97643 C14orf3 W26854 0.00482 0.006921 0.011098 −0.13774 DKFZP434D156 U88629 0.00482 0.006921 0.001778 −0.16763 ELL2 M59830 0.00482 0.006921 0.000221 −1.12882 HSPA1B M95929 0.00482 0.006921 0.004606 −0.34536 PMX1 M57399 0.00482 0.006921 0.010231 −0.14331 PTN N25117 0.00482 0.006921 0.002068 −0.16335 RPS26 AL049940 0.00482 0.006921 0.001149 −0.42489 RYBP U39318 0.00482 0.006921 0.001097 −0.24533 UBE2D3 Z29331 0.00482 0.006921 0.000193 −0.15851 UBE2H M55682 0.00482 0.006921 0.010264 −0.10921 S58544 0.00482 0.006921 0.005501 −0.11193 L13687 0.00482 0.007311 0.002185 0.114008 ARL2 M88714 0.00482 0.007311 0.002075 0.114833 BDKRB2 AL050173 0.00482 0.007311 0.001866 0.128954 C21orf25 M33680 0.00482 0.007311 0.002612 0.134487 CD81 X05299 0.00482 0.007311 0.003837 0.171613 CENPB X16832 0.00482 0.007311 0.000578 0.177395 CTSH U83410 0.00482 0.007311 0.005207 0.219569 CUL2 AL050018 0.00482 0.007311 0.003938 0.220539 DKFZP564B116 AL080063 0.00482 0.007311 0.006562 0.186332 DKFZP564I052 AL050286 0.00482 0.007311 0.000767 0.221397 DKFZP586A011 X63692 0.00482 0.007311 0.003174 0.172997 DNMT1 AA522537 0.00482 0.007311 0.002762 0.113812 ELAC2 AI183417 0.00482 0.007311 0.006167 0.101739 GABPB1 X62534 0.00482 0.007311 0.000973 0.195089 HMG2 D50532 0.00482 0.007311 0.001268 0.159735 HML2 AJ006591 0.00482 0.007311 0.001379 0.1682 HSA6591 Y00796 0.00482 0.007311 0.000438 0.386166 ITGAL AB018301 0.00482 0.007311 0.008701 0.138344 KIAA0758 AB020694 0.00482 0.007311 0.002526 0.205561 KIAA0887 AB023198 0.00482 0.007311 0.000409 0.275051 KIAA0981 AB028958 0.00482 0.007311 0.001533 0.117614 KIAA1035 U66711 0.00482 0.007311 0.006567 0.260368 LY6E L13744 0.00482 0.007311 0.007658 0.19599 MLLT3 Y09631 0.00482 0.007311 0.000769 0.309898 PIBF1 L77213 0.00482 0.007311 0.001122 0.247214 PMVK X73478 0.00482 0.007311 0.000681 0.242238 PPP2R4 U94319 0.00482 0.007311 0.000688 0.337656 PSIP2 U27516 0.00482 0.007311 0.000222 0.194938 RAD52 W25793 0.00482 0.007311 0.000438 0.258505 RNF3 X06617 0.00482 0.007311 0.002581 0.116631 RPS11 Z25749 0.00482 0.007311 0.001419 0.123333 RPS7 U80760 0.00482 0.007311 0.007371 0.161214 TNRC1 L27071 0.00482 0.007311 0.000638 0.372837 TXK AL031427 0.00482 0.007311 0.000541 0.367004 L109722 0.00482 0.007311 0.00187 0.134304 X15675 0.00482 0.007311 0.011165 0.131908 AL050089 0.00482 0.007852 0.001906 −0.23061 BAZ1A L22005 0.00482 0.007852 0.002439 −0.22532 CDC34 AB014679 0.00482 0.007852 0.003059 −0.13664 CHST2 X77956 0.00482 0.007852 0.000689 −0.22743 ID1 AI814466 0.00482 0.007852 0.001127 −0.1955 VAMP5 HG4074-HT4344 0.00482 0.007852 0.000964 −0.17461 AF005050 0.00482 0.008059 0.001761 0.230395 DNPEP J03909 0.00482 0.008059 0.000125 −0.18353 IFI30 X59841 0.00482 0.008059 0.000226 0.265756 PBX3 AI819942 0.00482 0.009314 0.002286 0.326115 2-Sep D86981 0.00482 0.009314 0.003441 0.319525 APPBP2 Y10805 0.00482 0.009314 0.002583 0.183496 HRMT1L2 U51127 0.00482 0.009314 0.00212 0.282678 IRF5 U14970 0.00482 0.009314 0.000561 0.144991 RPS5 AI813532 0.00482 0.009314 0.00037 −0.41933 TNFRSF1B Y15228 0.00482 0.010363 0.002026 −0.17032 DLEU2 AA926957 0.00482 0.010363 0.000909 −0.22483 FLJ10534 AA554945 0.00482 0.010363 0.001827 −0.14301 FLJ10803 AJ001383 0.00482 0.010363 0.001968 −0.3226 LY94 M97676 0.00482 0.010363 0.010011 −0.16313 MSX1 AF002020 0.00482 0.010363 0.001278 −0.1736 NPC1 U25975 0.00482 0.010363 0.000764 −0.24651 PAK2 X66363 0.00482 0.010363 0.000837 −0.4179 PCTK1 D87957 0.00482 0.010363 0.004418 −0.14751 RQCD1 AI610467 0.00482 0.010363 0.000699 −0.17683 SMG1 AJ012008 0.00482 0.010363 0.002571 −0.32997 AJ012008 0.00482 0.010363 0.001638 −0.16204

TABLE II Gene Expression Profile from PBMCs of MS vs. Healthy-Highest Scoring Genes (Bonfferoni analysis) TNOM Info t-Test Log Identifier PValue PValue PValue FoldChange Symbol AA203527 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 1.18E−07 0.281992 RPP20 AA780049 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 7.39E−07 0.54912 FLJ21439 AA845349 7.44428E−05 0.0001187 7.78E−07 0.457176 TRIP7 AA902713 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 1.44E−06 0.474378 AB002344 7.44428E−05 5.915E−05 8.48E−07 −1.00068 KIAA0346 AB002347 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 7.19E−10 0.371731 KIAA0349 AB002348 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 2.49E−07 0.576346 KIAA0350 AB002386 2.10971E−06 7.732E−07 5.34E−09 0.586117 EZH1 AB002448 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 2.45E−07 0.468926 AB007891 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 3.99E−05 0.196376 KIAA0431 AB007895 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 9.61E−07 0.186643 KIAA0435 AB007927 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 2.12E−07 0.323787 RERE AB007960 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 7.96E−06 0.447772 SH3GLB1 AB008775 0.000344298 0.0003041 1.88E−06 −0.80745 AQP9 AB011004 0.000344298 7.048E−06 1.41E−06 −1.34073 UAP1 AB011108 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 4.39E−07 0.453498 PRP4 AB011113 1.37131E−05 7.048E−06 3.74E−07 0.444795 WDR7 AB011115 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.39E−07 0.382809 KIAA0543 AB011161 2.57282E−08 4.013E−09 9.64E−11 0.63432 PIP5K1C AB014535 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 1.04E−06 0.285282 KIAA0635 AB014538 0.000344298  4.67E−05 1.98E−06 −0.63923 KIAA0638 AB014579 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 6.08E−08 0.367966 MGEA5 AB014608 7.44428E−05 9.644E−05 4.59E−06 0.41494 KIAA0708 AB015019 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06 2.75E−07 −0.24515 BAIAP2 AB018343 1.83773E−09 4.157E−10 9.05E−12 0.383078 KIAA0800 AB023153 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 1.82E−08 0.895842 KIAA0936 AB023235 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 1.43E−05 0.311216 KIAA1018 AB026118 0.00137719 0.0001897 4.47E−06 −0.24886 MALT1 AB026436 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 0.000219 −0.7589 DUSP10 AB028951 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 8.78E−09 0.543028 KIAA1028 AB028981 2.10971E−06 7.732E−07 5.34E−07 0.282288 KIAA1058 AB029015 2.63714E−07 2.488E−07 5.37E−09 0.695063 PLCE2 AB029038 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 7.62E−05 0.364386 KIAA1115 AC002400 1.37131E−05  3.06E−05 2.28E−06 −0.25834 UBPH AF000545 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 3.48E−06 −0.85393 P2Y10 AF001294 1.37131E−05 7.048E−06 1.23E−06 −0.76359 TSSC3 AF004230 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 3.06E−07 0.349166 LILRB1 AF005043 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05  2.7E−06 0.408592 PARG AF007130 2.10971E−06 5.045E−07 2.51E−06 0.391811 LOC54104 AF007142 0.000344298 0.0004443 3.15E−06 0.678734 AF007151 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.25E−06 0.468343 MMS19L AF010193 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 1.26E−07 −1.4705 MADH7 AF010309 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 7.36E−07 −0.28533 PIG3 AF012023 7.44428E−05 5.915E−05 1.02E−06 0.50623 ICAP-1A AF014958 2.10971E−06 4.309E−06 1.05E−07 −0.42152 CCRL2 AF015553 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 2.61E−07 0.61214 GTF2I AF019083 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 8.34E−07 0.17011 PTENP1 AF022375 2.63714E−07 8.227E−08 1.87E−11 −1.35847 VEGF AF023614 1.37131E−05 1.511E−05 4.79E−07 −0.20744 TACI AF024710 8.54758E−11 8.548E−11 1.13E−12 −1.95537 VEGF AF026086 0.000344298  4.67E−05 2.66E−06 0.297942 PEX1 AF029777 1.37131E−05 7.048E−06 8.27E−07 0.290159 GCN5L2 AF030249 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 1.98E−07 0.534547 ECH1 AF035281 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06 4.87E−07 0.472445 AF038564 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 2.05E−07 −0.40446 ITCH AF040707 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 3.57E−07 0.289845 NPR2L AF042386 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 0.000107 0.137192 PPIE AF052160 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 1.67E−06 0.623021 AF054176 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 6.47E−09 −0.58138 C1orf7 AF054589 0.000344298  2.35E−05 1.98E−06 0.945394 AF061258 7.44428E−05 9.644E−05 1.58E−06 0.622201 LIM AF067853 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 5.02E−06 0.361707 ADSL AF069517 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 4.91E−07 0.399638 RBM6 AF070582 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 3.23E−08 −0.19773 MGC13033 AF070606 1.37131E−05  3.06E−05 1.48E−06 −0.89337 AF070617 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 3.23E−07 0.323494 AF077820 2.63714E−07 2.188E−08 2.91E−08 0.656852 LRP5 AF079167 2.63714E−07 2.488E−07 7.37E−10 −1.93249 OLR1 AF082557 0.00137719  4.67E−05 2.23E−06 0.226994 TNKS AF094481 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 2.74E−07 −0.29045 CGGBP1 AF098641 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 1.56E−07 −0.41172 AF110377 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 3.05E−05 0.361232 TRRAP AF117829 7.44428E−05 0.000129 2.61E−06 −0.57516 RIPK2 AI133727 7.44428E−05 0.0001187 1.43E−06 0.181464 FLB6421 AI141670 0.000344298 0.0003041  1.6E−06 −0.2494 CLCN2 AI148772 0.000344298  4.67E−05 4.18E−06 −1.02619 KYNU AI184802 2.63714E−07 2.188E−08 2.67E−09 −0.21576 HPRP4P AI560890 2.57282E−08 2.829E−08  1.8E−07 0.179028 AI670100 7.44428E−05 2.577E−05  7.7E−07 0.22677 GRLF1 AI754391 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 1.72E−06 −0.27657 KLF12 AI935146 0.000344298  2.35E−05 2.05E−06 −0.46726 GALNT3 AI950382 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 1.63E−07 −0.74128 KIAA0585 AI970189 0.000344298  2.35E−05 6.16E−07 −0.75934 KIAA0997 AJ002190 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 2.17E−08 0.33775 GNPAT AJ007042 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07  2.1E−07 0.170935 WHSC1 AJ010059 2.10971E−06 5.045E−07 2.95E−06 0.2235 SIT AL008583 2.63714E−07 2.188E−08 1.12E−08 0.250082 CBX6 AL021154 0.000344298  4.67E−05 2.19E−06 −0.82935 ID3 AL021707 0.000344298 7.048E−06 4.95E−06 −2.21462 AL022398 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 8.09E−08 0.919627 AL022398 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06  1.1E−07 0.79713 DJ434O14.3 AL022398 7.44428E−05 2.577E−05  2.4E−06 0.493166 AL023553 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05 2.51E−06 0.226635 PMM1 AL049387 0.00137719 0.0001897 5.12E−06 0.379296 AL049409 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05  1.1E−06 0.714173 LEF1 AL049782 7.44428E−05 2.577E−05 7.66E−07 0.237794 AL049787 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 7.11E−06 0.311278 AL049963 0.000344298  4.67E−05 8.36E−07 −0.74421 LOC64116 AL050084 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 5.26E−05 0.509331 DC8 AL050087 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06 1.27E−07 −0.31279 KIAA1785 AL050196 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06   2E−05 −0.24688 DKFZP586D2223 AL050281 0.000344298 0.0002051 2.85E−06 0.30517 NAG AL050353 0.000344298  2.35E−05 4.42E−06 0.179352 OIP2 AL050371 0.000344298  2.35E−05  3.7E−06 0.493288 PISD AL080071 0.000344298 0.0003041 3.12E−06 0.237367 DKFZP564M082 AL080141 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 2.42E−07 0.330868 SEC31B-1 AL096780 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 2.13E−06 0.34487 CHKL AW051579 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 7.58E−07 0.593476 FLJ10512 D10704 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05 4.69E−07 −0.36791 CHK D13891 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06 4.57E−05 −0.20577 ID2 D30758 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 1.58E−05 0.27738 CENTB1 D30783 2.57282E−08 2.829E−08 8.95E−10 −1.65011 EREG D49677 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06 4.18E−06 0.198707 U2AF1RS2 D50406 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 2.65E−05 0.461907 RECK D50525 0.000344298  4.67E−05 3.02E−06 0.486698 D78579 1.37131E−05 7.048E−06 4.25E−07 −1.65638 NR4A3 D78579 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06 9.62E−07 −1.61438 NR4A3 D80011 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06  4.2E−07 −0.35073 KIAA0189 D87119 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05  1.8E−06 0.425625 GS3955 D87119 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 4.62E−06 0.557116 GS3955 D87466 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 1.49E−07 0.466046 KIAA0276 HG1103-HT1103 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 1.16E−07 −0.39165 HG2007-HT2056 7.44428E−05 9.644E−05 4.01E−06 −0.41408 HG2724-HT2820 1.37131E−05  3.06E−05 5.17E−06 −1.33814 HG3227-HT3404 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 1.68E−08 −0.25361 HG4582-HT4987 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 4.63E−07 −0.39588 J02939 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 2.16E−07 −0.87844 SLC3A2 J02973 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 2.93E−07 −1.30804 THBD J03258 0.000344298 0.0001695 1.21E−06 −0.58295 VDR J04130 0.000344298  2.35E−05 3.02E−06 −0.62071 SCYA4 L04733 0.00137719  2.35E−05 8.84E−07 0.306455 KNS2 L05424 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 2.27E−09 −0.58081 CD44 L12002 7.44428E−05  4.67E−05 1.23E−06 0.286717 ITGA4 L13740 2.63714E−07 2.188E−08 5.83E−08 −1.45891 NR4A1 L13740 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06  9.1E−08 −0.61928 NR4A1 L13773 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05 6.44E−07 0.247919 MLLT2 L16499 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 5.12E−06 0.374296 HHEX L20941 2.63714E−07 1.329E−07 1.78E−06 −0.58618 FTH1 L22075 2.63714E−07 2.488E−07  1.1E−08 −0.55736 GNA13 L22569 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 1.52E−06 0.318129 CTSB L25665 0.000344298 0.0001695 3.34E−06 −0.4513 GNL1 L33881 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 5.06E−08 −0.59585 PRKCI L40377 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.49E−07 −0.79409 SERPINB8 L47738 2.57282E−08 4.013E−09 7.54E−09 0.31646 PIR121 L78132 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 5.15E−07 0.358576 LGALS8 M12267 0.000344298 0.0001695 4.07E−06 −0.3279 OAT M12959 7.44428E−05 2.577E−05 1.61E−06 0.128482 TRA@ M15330 8.54758E−11 8.548E−11 2.49E−12 −2.13825 IL1B M17017 7.44428E−05 0.0001187 1.43E−06 −1.74073 IL8 M22919 2.63714E−07 3.119E−07 9.52E−08 −0.81053 MYL6 M23114 2.10971E−06 4.309E−06 1.59E−07 −0.96141 ATP2A2 M24194 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 4.38E−06 0.560895 GNB2L1 M24283 0.000344298  4.67E−05 3.71E−06 −1.32611 ICAM1 M24895 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 1.72E−08 0.476779 AMY2B M26683 7.44428E−05 0.0001187  3.7E−06 −0.16179 SCYA2 M27492 0.000344298 0.0004017 2.01E−06 −0.32619 IL1R1 M28130 7.44428E−05  4.67E−05 8.02E−07 −2.27292 IL8 M31165 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 1.38E−06 −0.34617 TNFAIP6 M31523 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05 2.09E−06 0.36898 TCF3 M36821 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 2.21E−07 −0.36334 GRO3 M55153 7.44428E−05 2.577E−05 4.77E−06 −0.27465 TGM2 M58603 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 1.28E−06 −0.73537 NFKB1 M59040 0.00137719  2.35E−05 2.82E−06 −0.46271 CD44 M60784 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 1.24E−06 0.559903 SNRPA M60922 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 4.47E−08 0.39657 FLOT2 M62403 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 5.57E−07 −0.53749 IGFBP4 M63256 0.000344298 5.915E−05 6.54E−07 0.454561 CDR2 M63904 2.57282E−08 1.031E−08 5.38E−09 −0.59612 GNA15 M63978 0.000344298  4.67E−05 1.77E−06 −0.44762 VEGF M64571 1.83773E−09 1.838E−09 2.41E−11 0.416659 MAP4 M69199 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 1.45E−07 −1.9021 G0S2 M73547 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06  9.2E−08 0.438897 D5S346 M74525 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06  3.5E−07 −0.61792 UBE2B M80244 0.000344298 7.048E−06 2.72E−06 −0.8522 SLC7A5 M84443 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 4.08E−07 0.303567 GALK2 M94856 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 4.99E−06 −0.23847 FABP5 M95678 0.000344298 7.048E−06   2E−06 0.432923 PLCB2 M98833 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 1.52E−06 0.434288 FLI1 N23137 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06 2.06E−07 0.247311 MPHOSPH9 N23137 0.00137719 0.0001695 4.12E−06 0.244083 MPHOSPH9 N30151 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 5.05E−05 0.393521 STX16 N42007 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06 9.19E−05 0.167986 NUP50 N53547 7.44428E−05 8.556E−05  1.8E−07 0.296678 MGC5508 N90862 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.28E−08 0.43576 VAMP8 N90866 2.63714E−07 8.227E−08 2.76E−08 0.304525 CDW52 N98667 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 3.38E−07 0.367127 KIAA1696 R90942 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 1.05E−05 −0.17696 ST6GALNACIV S52028 2.10971E−06 5.045E−07 9.62E−08 −0.81662 CTH S68134 0.000344298 7.048E−06 8.37E−07 −1.64652 CREM S68134 0.000344298 7.048E−06 4.35E−06 −2.47105 CREM S68271 0.000344298 7.048E−06 3.03E−06 −2.07185 CREM S73591 1.37131E−05 1.511E−05 4.68E−06 0.414777 VDUP1 S76638 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 7.47E−07 −0.35416 NFKB2 S78187 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 1.95E−05 0.203265 CDC25B S78771 0.000344298 5.915E−05 2.55E−06 −0.31389 BRD2 S81914 0.000344298 7.048E−06 4.18E−07 −1.59146 IER3 U02020 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 1.37E−06 −1.13863 PBEF U02570 1.37131E−05 2.813E−05 1.26E−06 0.432431 ARHGAP1 U03634 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05   1E−06 −0.21467 LBC U04636 0.000344298 5.915E−05 2.81E−06 −1.85123 PTGS2 U05681 7.44428E−05 5.226E−05 3.37E−06 −0.35383 BCL3 U07563 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 4.91E−07 −0.25016 ABL1 U09937 1.83773E−09 4.157E−10 2.04E−09 −1.21578 PLAUR U10117 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 4.07E−06 0.563673 SCYE1 U11732 1.37131E−05 3.861E−06 3.04E−07 −0.22574 ETV6 U12767 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 2.84E−07 −1.23483 NR4A3 U12767 0.000344298 7.048E−06 2.55E−07 −2.13744 NR4A3 U13695 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 1.11E−05 0.805607 PMS1 U15552 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 1.67E−05 −0.68094 HSU15552 U17760 0.000344298 7.048E−06 4.25E−06 −0.84472 LAMB3 U18300 7.44428E−05 0.000129 2.43E−06 0.183171 DDB2 U20982 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06  1.2E−08 −0.67125 IGFBP4 U24166 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 7.52E−06 −0.45293 MAPRE1 U28811 0.000344298 7.048E−06 1.33E−06 0.32855 GLG1 U29171 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06  1.1E−06 −0.6032 CSNK1D U29175 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06  1.9E−06 0.266342 SMARCA4 U29185 2.10971E−06 7.732E−07 1.56E−07 −1.08006 PRNP U29344 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 2.35E−07 −0.43842 FASN U29656 2.10971E−06 7.732E−07 7.52E−08 0.353186 NME3 U29656 7.44428E−05 0.000129 4.31E−06 0.471876 NME3 U32324 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.21E−08 0.334966 IL11RA U33017 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07  5.2E−07 0.373581 SLAM U38847 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05 9.91E−07 0.222946 TARBP1 U41815 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 2.16E−07 −0.96931 NUP98 U43774 0.000344298  2.35E−05  8.8E−07 −0.39938 FCAR U44839 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 2.54E−07 −0.97008 USP11 U47414 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 2.31E−06 0.370736 CCNG2 U47927 2.57282E−08 2.829E−08 5.53E−09 0.545592 USP5 U48807 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 4.97E−08 −0.93178 DUSP4 U49187 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 1.48E−06 0.671467 C6orf32 U49187 7.44428E−05 9.644E−05 3.53E−06 0.511392 C6orf32 U49844 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06 3.67E−07 0.47168 ATR U50527 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 5.11E−06 0.416543 U50928 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 4.72E−06 0.302213 PKD2 U51007 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 1.49E−06 0.309996 PSMD4 U51205 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 2.65E−07 −0.76279 COP9 U51478 7.44428E−05  2.35E−05  6.1E−07 −0.58 ATP1B3 U51920 2.10971E−06 1.329E−07 7.01E−08 −0.28142 SRP54 U52960 2.10971E−06 1.613E−06 1.51E−07 −0.84863 SURB7 U56998 0.000344298 7.048E−06  3.7E−06 −0.74294 CNK U64197 1.83773E−09 1.838E−09 2.95E−10 −0.62373 SCYA20 U65928 7.44428E−05  4.67E−05 2.85E−07 0.408918 COPS5 U66063 2.10971E−06 2.484E−06  4.7E−07 0.277185 CAMK2G U70735 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 1.82E−06 0.249185 MOV34-34KD U72066 2.57282E−08 1.031E−08 4.33E−08 −0.34482 RBBP8 U75968 2.10971E−06 1.993E−06 4.36E−06 0.139542 DDX11 U78107 8.54758E−11 3.691E−11 4.04E−12 −0.43769 NAPG U78302 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 2.41E−08 0.329878 DECR1 U78798 2.57282E−08 4.013E−09 1.11E−06 −0.3172 TRAF6 U84007 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 0.000235 0.236422 AGL U85245 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 4.57E−07 0.365266 PIP5K2B U88629 0.000344298  4.67E−05 9.58E−07 −0.32607 ELL2 U90917 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 3.89E−07 0.433406 FOXM1 U91543 2.63714E−07 3.119E−07 2.01E−07 0.478678 CHD3 U91616 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 1.27E−07 −0.80419 NFKBIE U96876 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 3.54E−06 −0.45317 INSIG1 U97105 1.37131E−05 1.753E−05 6.56E−07 1.00615 DPYSL2 W28319 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06  1.5E−05 0.294631 FBLN1 W28612 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06  1.7E−06 −0.25519 W28743 0.000344298 7.048E−06 2.78E−06 −0.28926 PP1628 X00737 2.10971E−06 9.536E−07 5.21E−08 −0.67074 NP X02152 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 4.63E−08 −0.75601 LDHA X04366 1.37131E−05 2.813E−05 5.11E−06 0.346076 CAPN1 X04500 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 3.43E−10 −2.12121 IL1B X06256 1.37131E−05  2.35E−05 4.89E−07 −0.7357 ITGA5 X13403 7.44428E−05 5.915E−05 4.21E−07 0.146032 POU2F1 X15217 7.44428E−05  4.67E−05 3.77E−07 −0.2371 SKIL X15218 8.54758E−11 8.548E−11  1.4E−10 −1.41501 SKI X16396 0.000344298 0.0002051 3.27E−06 −0.6151 MTHFD2 X16706 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 1.23E−06 −1.09747 FOSL2 X53586 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06  3.4E−07 0.51291 ITGA6 X58141 7.44428E−05 9.644E−05 1.75E−06 0.384254 ADD1 X61123 7.44428E−05 0.0001057 4.17E−07 −1.15256 BTG1 X61498 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06  8.8E−07 −0.49884 NFKB2 X62535 1.37131E−05 1.613E−06 5.68E−07 0.243937 DGKA X63368 2.10971E−06 5.045E−07  2.3E−08 −0.55432 DNAJB2 X64330 7.44428E−05 7.048E−06 2.27E−06 0.297851 ACLY X66363 2.63714E−07 1.715E−07 6.53E−07 −0.24505 PCTK1 X66436 0.000344298 8.556E−05 1.88E−06 −0.26662 X66945 7.44428E−05 1.511E−05 1.91E−07 −0.35494 FGFR1 X68452 2.57282E−08 4.013E−09 9.12E−11 −0.26618 CCND2 X69392 2.63714E−07 1.329E−07  1.1E−08 0.297444 RPL26 X70218 1.37131E−05  3.06E−05 2.44E−06 −0.74691 PPP4C X74039 1.83773E−09 4.157E−10 1.51E−10 −0.67381 PLAUR X79882 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 1.78E−07 0.520965 MVP X82153 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 2.27E−06 0.47844 CTSK X82209 2.10971E−06 5.045E−07 1.37E−09 −0.45281 MN1 X87949 7.44428E−05 1.613E−06 4.05E−07 −0.54468 HSPA5 X98172 7.44428E−05  4.67E−05 5.29E−07 0.507556 CASP8 X99142 1.37131E−05 8.661E−06 1.24E−06 −0.29773 KRTHB6 X99656 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 1.68E−06 −0.23553 SH3GL1 Y00630 2.57282E−08 3.695E−08 6.65E−09 −2.38485 SERPINB2 Y08683 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 4.71E−06 0.492738 CPT1B Y14768 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 7.26E−08 0.248383 LTB Y18004 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 4.19E−07 −0.9465 SCML2 Z11697 1.37131E−05 5.045E−07 3.55E−06 −1.21033 CD83 Z14000 0.000344298 0.0002051 3.91E−06 −0.33734 RING1 Z24724 2.63714E−07 2.188E−08 5.96E−09 −1.10426 Z32860 1.37131E−05 5.009E−06 7.81E−06 0.133192 Z93930 2.63714E−07 2.488E−07 2.42E−05 −0.39839 XBP1

TABLE III Differential Gene Expression in acute MS relapse vs. remission TNOM Info t-Test Log Fold Identifier PValue PValue PValue Change Symbol AI828210 5.38E−06 5.38E−06 8.37E−06 −0.18947 KIAA0284 D14710 6.73E−05 3.19E−05 2.89E−05 −0.35496 ATP5A1 U46692 6.73E−05 3.19E−05 0.000284 −0.49741 CSTB AF061261 6.73E−05 3.19E−05 3.22E−05 −0.28274 MBLL U51712 6.73E−05 3.19E−05 0.003464 −0.42775 SMAP31 AB014558 6.73E−05 4.25E−05 0.000473 0.694784 CRY2 AB007936 6.73E−05 4.25E−05 0.000958 −0.25409 KIAA0467 AC002115 6.73E−05 4.25E−05 0.000147 0.622841 MGC10433 AF052160 6.73E−05 4.25E−05 0.000182 −0.46468 S78085 0.000538 0.000104 0.000102 −0.55064 PDCD2 AL096719 0.000538 0.000104 0.000089 −0.22287 PFN2 U61234 0.000538 0.000104 0.000844 0.299182 TBCC X12451 0.000538 0.000251 0.000876 1.04444 CTSL M35531 0.000538 0.000251 0.000241 −0.20303 FUT1 M64174 0.000538 0.000251 3.43E−05 −0.5508 JAK1 AB018269 0.000538 0.000251 7.39E−05 −0.18186 KIAA0726 R92331 0.000538 0.000251 0.000104 0.289994 MT1E U19487 0.000538 0.000251 0.001738 −0.25888 PTGER2 AF040965 0.000538 0.000251 0.000775 0.48898 RES4-25 U07563 0.000538 0.000251 3.61E−05 −0.16779 RRP4 L40377 0.000538 0.000251 0.009479 0.452416 SERPINB8 AL080234 0.000538 0.000251 0.000377 −0.52631 AJ242015 0.003096 0.00039 0.013957 0.281618 ADAM28 D86324 0.003096 0.00039 0.001801 −0.34728 CMAH M94065 0.003096 0.00039 0.002391 −0.13976 DHODH AC004382 0.003096 0.00039 0.000121 −0.20383 DKFZP434K046 X54326 0.003096 0.00039 0.002734 −0.39559 EPRS W25921 0.003096 0.00039 9.41E−05 −0.39027 GNS X92110 0.003096 0.00039 0.000103 −1.00581 HCGVIII-1 W28589 0.003096 0.00039 0.000225 −0.20949 HSPD1 S66213 0.003096 0.00039 0.000134 −0.28606 ITGA6 AB011158 0.000538 0.00039 0.000047 −0.163 KIAA0586 AB023209 0.003096 0.00039 0.003354 −0.09151 KIAA0992 AF035940 0.003096 0.00039 0.008457 0.282437 MAGOH M31724 0.003096 0.00039 0.000671 0.569343 PTPN1 X74262 0.003096 0.00039 0.000062 −0.37623 RBBP4 J05249 0.003096 0.00039 0.00045 −0.52346 RPA2 M55531 0.003096 0.00039 0.023054 −0.22329 SLC2A5 AI865431 0.003096 0.00039 0.00027 0.423067 TNFRSF5 W28203 0.003096 0.00039 0.007983 −0.17484 W28667 0.003096 0.00039 0.000846 −0.49488 D13628 0.000538 0.000529 0.034335 −0.10398 ANGPT1 U03271 0.000538 0.000529 0.000286 −0.1675 CAPZB U05259 0.000538 0.000529 0.003589 0.551328 CD79A L13278 0.000538 0.000529 7.27E−05 −0.43636 CRYZ M91670 0.000538 0.000529 0.003472 0.600255 E2-EPF AB029030 0.000538 0.000529 0.000657 −0.13458 KIAA1107 AF016098 0.000538 0.000529 0.000433 −0.16189 NRP2 X76091 0.000538 0.000529 0.004691 0.161349 RFX2 U52191 0.000538 0.000529 0.00229 1.2356 SMCY AA203345 0.000538 0.000529 0.001228 −0.50409 STX16 U96113 0.000538 0.000529 0.000394 −0.41425 WWP1 AL050263 0.000538 0.000529 0.000224 −0.15981 Z48579 0.000538 0.000799 0.000184 −0.30836 ADAM10 M31452 0.000538 0.000799 0.002899 −0.13022 C4BPA AC003107 0.000538 0.000799 0.000262 −0.16818 COMP M91670 0.000538 0.000799 0.000792 0.41925 E2-EPF AB023235 0.000538 0.000799 0.001348 −0.30138 KIAA1018 X89960 0.000538 0.000799 0.026837 −0.35169 MCSP D55654 0.000538 0.000799 0.019331 −0.2254 MDH1 U02683 0.000538 0.000799 0.030035 −0.09324 NRF1 S90469 0.000538 0.000799 0.000785 0.23032 POR AF020543 0.000538 0.000799 0.004286 −0.25061 PPT2 M34181 0.000538 0.000799 0.000055 −0.5883 PRKACB AF095448 0.000538 0.000799 0.000588 −0.24961 RAI3 AF027150 0.000538 0.000799 0.000979 −0.16012 SIP1 X02344 0.000538 0.000799 0.000918 0.430531 TUBB2 X02344 0.000538 0.000799 0.002225 0.296682 TUBB2 AI701164 0.000538 0.000799 0.000115 −0.23639 UBE2G1 U96113 0.000538 0.000799 9.77E−05 −0.45711 WWP1 AF016052 0.000538 0.000799 0.001254 −0.19092 ZNF24 U21551 0.003096 0.00103 0.000836 0.278219 BCAT1 X77794 0.003096 0.00103 3.72E−05 −0.81938 CCNG1 AF070530 0.003096 0.00103 0.014908 0.276942 CL24751 AB002331 0.003096 0.00103 0.001714 −0.17304 DATF1 AI004207 0.003096 0.00103 0.000762 −0.1648 FLJ00002 L76200 0.003096 0.00103 0.000824 0.444479 GUK1 U26398 0.003096 0.00103 0.001182 −0.29185 INPP4A U69883 0.003096 0.00103 0.007922 0.103614 KCNN1 M13452 0.003096 0.00103 0.000467 0.405856 LMNA AA126505 0.003096 0.00103 0.002 −0.39781 NCAM1 U88620 0.003096 0.00103 0.007562 −0.3532 OGG1 M33336 0.003096 0.00103 0.001568 −0.26454 PRKAR1A AB015982 0.003096 0.00103 0.000382 −0.27486 PRKCN H68340 0.003096 0.00103 0.001222 0.516352 RNAHP M28225 0.003096 0.00103 0.000686 1.0733 SCYA2 X97064 0.003096 0.00103 0.003207 −0.19906 SEC23A X68560 0.003096 0.00103 0.007856 0.437567 SP3 AF064094 0.003096 0.00103 0.000287 −0.19385 TADA2L AB007872 0.003096 0.00103 0.000119 −0.20778 ZNF264 W28255 0.013622 0.001698 0.001407 −0.24426 76P AB007934 0.003096 0.001698 0.003182 −0.24405 ACF7 AL049954 0.013622 0.001698 0.024193 −0.25818 AHCYL1 U90546 0.003096 0.001698 0.000105 −0.34074 BTN3A2 AL035291 0.013622 0.001698 0.007668 0.506107 CH1 AF031647 0.013622 0.001698 0.004755 0.257244 COPS3 M57888 0.003096 0.001698 0.004549 −0.64384 CTLA1 AF000987 0.003096 0.001698 0.009455 0.247586 EIF1AY U55766 0.003096 0.001698 0.00066 0.795017 HRB2 L12002 0.013622 0.001698 0.005765 −0.1942 ITGA4 D14661 0.013622 0.001698 0.011324 0.391267 KIAA0105 D63875 0.013622 0.001698 0.002192 −0.36411 KIAA0155 AB018285 0.013622 0.001698 0.001545 0.550994 KIAA0742 AB023180 0.013622 0.001698 0.001642 0.253479 KIAA0963 AL080102 0.013622 0.001698 0.003651 0.435751 KIAA1856 M22637 0.013622 0.001698 0.003792 −0.27794 LYL1 D85131 0.013622 0.001698 0.005126 −0.12291 MAZ D37965 0.013622 0.001698 0.01111 −0.09143 PDGFRL Y18207 0.003096 0.001698 0.003474 −0.17238 PPP1R3C L49229 0.013622 0.001698 0.000336 −0.36639 RB1 U77664 0.013622 0.001698 0.002354 0.193666 RPP38 AL040137 0.003096 0.001698 0.008384 −0.23366 SAP18 D31764 0.013622 0.001698 0.01295 −0.13299 SNX17 X57655 0.013622 0.001698 0.002476 −0.17382 SPINK2 M19267 0.013622 0.001698 0.013582 0.262886 TPM1 M12959 0.013622 0.001698 0.003907 −0.08942 TRA@ AA160724 0.013622 0.001698 0.005695 0.267002 U37122 0.003096 0.002135 0.000571 −0.59281 ADD3 AA903720 0.003096 0.002135 0.002557 0.244618 BAP29 M93107 0.003096 0.002135 0.00187 −0.19146 BDH M17754 0.003096 0.002135 0.010333 −0.10769 BN51T X15882 0.003096 0.002135 0.0023 0.227769 COL6A2 D15057 0.003096 0.002135 0.002814 −0.26776 DAD1 S62138 0.003096 0.002135 0.002442 1.1158 DDIT3 AB026436 0.003096 0.002135 0.011189 0.711919 DUSP10 W27152 0.003096 0.002135 0.009498 −0.1614 FLJ10569 AB001106 0.003096 0.002135 0.002408 0.444617 GMFB D87120 0.003096 0.002135 0.00475 0.236706 GS3786 AI200373 0.003096 0.002135 0.003822 −0.31066 H2AFI U15085 0.003096 0.002135 0.011743 0.328857 HLA-DMB U90549 0.003096 0.002135 0.001654 −0.26437 HMG17L3 AI760162 0.003096 0.002135 0.001313 −0.47775 HT012 AB018306 0.003096 0.002135 0.000371 0.316202 KIAA0763 D14696 0.003096 0.002135 0.016949 0.259239 LAPTM4A U23852 0.003096 0.002135 0.001207 −0.2593 LCK U70735 0.003096 0.002135 0.0002 −0.20846 MOV34-34KD X79865 0.003096 0.002135 0.0141 0.418466 MRPL12 AI547258 0.003096 0.002135 0.001223 0.267951 MT2A L40387 0.003096 0.002135 0.00038 0.211973 OASL AB019517 0.003096 0.002135 0.023004 0.219453 PKIG M58459 0.003096 0.002135 0.001362 1.46854 RPS4Y X57348 0.003096 0.002135 0.004255 0.22047 SFN M74558 0.003096 0.002135 0.001205 0.219185 SIL U34044 0.003096 0.002135 0.000831 −0.21289 SPS U49928 0.003096 0.002135 0.000886 −0.31189 TAB1 X05839 0.003096 0.002135 0.008747 0.214552 TGFB1 U16296 0.003096 0.002135 0.006585 −0.14857 TIAM1 U63127 0.003096 0.002135 0.000538 −0.38925 TIC U03397 0.003096 0.002135 0.005156 −0.34157 TNFRSF9 M21624 0.003096 0.002135 0.001748 −0.51878 TRD@ D83198 0.003096 0.002135 0.028975 −0.17519 YF13H12 HG960-HT960 0.003096 0.002135 0.003089 0.145701 HG4724-HT5166 0.003096 0.002135 0.002446 −0.25728 D00654 0.003096 0.004342 9.79E−05 −0.1819 ACTG2 U54645 0.013622 0.004342 0.004228 −0.25281 AK2 M93405 0.003096 0.004342 0.020651 0.126156 ALDH6A1 U73960 0.003096 0.004342 0.002279 0.555806 ARL4 U26455 0.003096 0.004342 0.006562 −0.53911 ATM M33519 0.003096 0.004342 0.011169 −0.33327 BAT3 U90028 0.003096 0.004342 0.000396 −0.24971 BICD1 AB002384 0.003096 0.004342 0.002855 −0.46941 C6orf32 M74093 0.003096 0.004342 0.000763 −0.33022 CCNE1 AA203246 0.003096 0.004342 0.007014 −0.16607 CDC2L5 X66358 0.013622 0.004342 0.007122 −0.1886 CDKL1 U30872 0.003096 0.004342 0.001715 −0.164 CENPF AB020675 0.013622 0.004342 0.002913 −0.25056 CNTNAP2 M13207 0.013622 0.004342 0.01388 0.122241 CSF2 AA173896 0.013622 0.004342 0.008401 0.305133 CYB5-M L78267 0.003096 0.004342 0.04708 0.103949 D15S226E AL080120 0.013622 0.004342 0.001834 −0.12922 DKFZP564O0423 U13896 0.013622 0.004342 0.020482 −0.10291 DLG1 AF034970 0.013622 0.004342 0.010371 −0.10568 DOK2 D12686 0.013622 0.004342 0.003493 0.170378 EIF4G1 AB002386 0.003096 0.004342 0.000131 −0.39255 EZH1 M15059 0.003096 0.004342 0.002497 0.2061 FCER2 W27545 0.013622 0.004342 0.004445 0.379682 FLJ20259 M84443 0.003096 0.004342 0.000101 −0.27085 GALK2 AF029777 0.013622 0.004342 0.001427 −0.22426 GCN5L2 D63876 0.013622 0.004342 0.002737 0.396946 GGA3 AB020645 0.003096 0.004342 0.003907 −0.37377 GLS U77948 0.003096 0.004342 0.000818 −0.35677 GTF2I AF035555 0.003096 0.004342 0.018388 −0.17666 HADH2 AF055001 0.003096 0.004342 0.010744 0.724714 HERPUD1 D32129 0.003096 0.004342 0.005364 −0.13287 HLA-A AF043586 0.003096 0.004342 0.001047 −0.30021 IGL@ U53831 0.013622 0.004342 0.01853 0.488267 IRF7 AB002344 0.003096 0.004342 0.001658 0.705775 KIAA0346 AI677689 0.013622 0.004342 0.004375 −0.1411 KIAA0685 AB023153 0.003096 0.004342 0.04282 −0.39134 KIAA0936 AB023226 0.003096 0.004342 0.000111 −0.71413 KIAA1009 AI148772 0.013622 0.004342 0.03739 0.532454 KYNU AB006780 0.003096 0.004342 0.010236 0.178362 LGALS3 AL050405 0.003096 0.004342 0.008144 0.311843 LOC51634 L35253 0.013622 0.004342 0.001324 −0.46397 MAPK14 R93527 0.013622 0.004342 0.000372 0.264207 MT1H AF108145 0.003096 0.004342 0.001206 −0.14877 MYLE M96980 0.013622 0.004342 0.002106 −0.16409 MYT1 S76638 0.013622 0.004342 0.04529 0.171344 NFKB2 D88674 0.013622 0.004342 0.045232 0.346415 OAZIN AL050353 0.013622 0.004342 0.016071 −0.11979 OIP2 AL080119 0.003096 0.004342 0.001961 −0.40821 PAI-RBP1 X76770 0.013622 0.004342 0.005011 −0.10613 PAPOLA D11466 0.003096 0.004342 0.009752 0.738127 PIGA W28299 0.003096 0.004342 0.001225 −0.17755 PINK1 U83981 0.003096 0.004342 0.014327 0.28747 PPP1R15A X14968 0.013622 0.004342 0.004727 0.105215 PRKAR2A M55284 0.003096 0.004342 0.003435 −0.17401 PRKCH M15036 0.003096 0.004342 0.010965 −0.25119 PROS1 Y00638 0.003096 0.004342 0.004977 −0.30956 PTPRC Y00815 0.003096 0.004342 0.015344 0.116938 PTPRF M38258 0.003096 0.004342 0.009252 −0.14193 RARG AF025654 0.003096 0.004342 0.002302 −0.39122 RNGTT M60724 0.013622 0.004342 0.004732 −0.22065 RPS6KB1 AB006202 0.013622 0.004342 0.003028 −0.18268 SDHD AA890010 0.003096 0.004342 0.00546 −0.21285 SEC22L1 X62822 0.003096 0.004342 0.039707 −0.21593 SIAT1 L41680 0.003096 0.004342 0.001771 −0.16486 SIAT8D X15217 0.003096 0.004342 0.007377 0.149306 SKIL L13857 0.003096 0.004342 0.005721 −0.11073 SOS1 U09564 0.003096 0.004342 0.001203 −0.27717 SRPK1 Z75330 0.013622 0.004342 0.031796 −0.11359 STAG1 X92762 0.003096 0.004342 0.001021 −0.27946 TAZ AF064090 0.003096 0.004342 0.006206 0.303013 TNFSF14 U47634 0.003096 0.004342 0.0057 0.278205 TUBB4 L27071 0.003096 0.004342 0.000732 −0.39906 TXK D78514 0.003096 0.004342 0.000681 −0.2599 UBE2G1 AF085807 0.003096 0.004342 0.005801 0.124457 UPK1A U66561 0.003096 0.004342 0.002542 0.448044 ZNF184 X78925 0.013622 0.004342 0.001898 0.351929 ZNF267 HG2510-HT2606 0.013622 0.004342 0.007016 0.179499 W27419 0.003096 0.004342 0.006325 0.341787 AF054589 0.003096 0.004342 0.030568 −0.50762 H98552 0.003096 0.004342 0.017185 −0.1057 AI056697 0.003096 0.004342 0.000329 −0.20147 X00351 0.003096 0.005207 0.001506 −0.12928 ACTB AF006082 0.003096 0.005207 0.002797 −0.34587 ACTR2 Y09443 0.003096 0.005207 0.002286 −0.17646 AGPS U22961 0.003096 0.005207 0.003092 0.147932 ALB AF002163 0.003096 0.005207 0.002447 −0.37588 AP3D1 D87461 0.003096 0.005207 0.004809 −0.26338 BCL2L2 AF013759 0.003096 0.005207 0.004946 −0.18574 CALU L22005 0.003096 0.005207 0.006442 0.131869 CDC34 AL109689 0.003096 0.005207 0.013291 −0.24945 CGI-142 U91543 0.003096 0.005207 0.014143 −0.25258 CHD3 X82153 0.003096 0.005207 0.013882 −0.31742 CTSK AJ001687 0.003096 0.005207 0.000224 −0.64837 D12S2489E M13149 0.003096 0.005207 0.008717 −0.13824 HRG Y10313 0.003096 0.005207 0.006846 0.464769 IFRD1 D63485 0.003096 0.005207 0.000985 −0.31599 IKKE D87077 0.003096 0.005207 0.043072 −0.21138 KIAA0240 AB007864 0.003096 0.005207 0.001569 0.256672 KIAA0404 X75346 0.003096 0.005207 0.001841 0.331699 MAPKALPK2 L07648 0.003096 0.005207 0.010594 0.226817 MXI1 AB028993 0.003096 0.005207 0.0247 0.133216 NLGN1 D45333 0.003096 0.005207 0.002104 0.302454 PFDN1 M65254 0.003096 0.005207 0.002619 0.262897 PPP2R1B M86852 0.003096 0.005207 0.004274 0.172251 PXMP3 X97795 0.003096 0.005207 0.021131 −0.18349 RAD54L U14970 0.003096 0.005207 0.001894 −0.1353 RPS5 X74570 0.003096 0.005207 0.00345 0.210049 SIAT4C X98248 0.003096 0.005207 0.010403 −0.50617 SORT1 U17714 0.003096 0.005207 0.002081 −0.19372 ST13 W28869 0.003096 0.005207 0.001369 −0.38498 TEGT M12125 0.003096 0.005207 0.000178 −0.09929 TPM2 L27071 0.003096 0.005207 0.003834 −0.36074 TXK M60614 0.003096 0.005207 0.001757 −0.25283 WIT-1 HG4074-HT4344 0.003096 0.005207 0.004175 0.589048 AL031846 0.003096 0.005207 0.004012 −0.42132 HG1980-HT2023 0.003096 0.005207 0.002314 0.711234 AF022853 0.047678 0.006683 0.002056 −0.30792 ABCC1 X02994 0.047678 0.006683 0.036598 −0.12393 ADA D25304 0.047678 0.006683 0.002258 −0.44746 ARHGEF6 M23115 0.047678 0.006683 0.016518 −0.1243 ATP2A2 U87408 0.047678 0.006683 0.008628 −0.33961 B1 AA135683 0.047678 0.006683 0.010045 0.6329 BASP1 M22491 0.047678 0.006683 0.020141 −0.10386 BMP3 M28170 0.047678 0.006683 0.014303 0.280093 CD19 M16336 0.047678 0.006683 0.011755 −0.19993 CD2 U37022 0.047678 0.006683 0.028135 −0.06885 CDK4 U66469 0.047678 0.006683 0.004123 0.616896 CGR19 AI037867 0.047678 0.006683 0.009634 −0.11973 CKTSF1B1 J03071 0.047678 0.006683 0.011153 −0.23776 CSH2 M55265 0.047678 0.006683 0.01278 −0.1479 CSNK2A1 M33317 0.047678 0.006683 0.014832 −0.17753 CYP2A7 U37143 0.013622 0.006683 0.001908 0.171138 CYP2J2 AL049942 0.013622 0.006683 0.00076 −0.20245 DKFZP564F1422 AL050015 0.013622 0.006683 0.008524 −0.13959 DKFZP564O243 L35594 0.013622 0.006683 0.002806 0.216985 ENPP2 J03796 0.047678 0.006683 0.002596 −0.28198 EPB41 AC002398 0.013622 0.006683 0.003226 −0.27062 F25965 X15376 0.013622 0.006683 0.014388 −0.15607 GABRG2 M90656 0.047678 0.006683 0.006961 −0.15968 GCLC AF062006 0.013622 0.006683 0.001442 0.200117 GPR49 X61755 0.013622 0.006683 0.000491 −0.19331 HOXC5 D21851 0.047678 0.006683 0.017915 0.153927 KIAA0028 AB007976 0.047678 0.006683 0.032427 0.228873 KIAA0507 AI871396 0.047678 0.006683 0.001957 −0.48312 KIAA0557 AB020660 0.047678 0.006683 0.001858 −0.27616 KIAA0853 X93595 0.047678 0.006683 0.026214 0.245064 KIR3DL2 AB002405 0.047678 0.006683 0.003681 −0.19481 LAK-4P X07228 0.047678 0.006683 0.046458 0.113484 LIPC U50529 0.047678 0.006683 0.001977 0.310499 LOC88523 AF040963 0.047678 0.006683 0.012629 0.148739 MAD4 U59423 0.047678 0.006683 0.01126 −0.1341 MADH1 U85430 0.013622 0.006683 0.000224 −0.41454 NFATC3 X80878 0.047678 0.006683 0.010021 −0.16096 NFRKB AF005043 0.013622 0.006683 0.00078 −0.15296 PARG D49818 0.047678 0.006683 0.021976 −0.10631 PFKFB4 M28393 0.013622 0.006683 0.003241 −0.16419 PRF1 Y00062 0.047678 0.006683 0.011868 −0.2415 PTPRC L07758 0.047678 0.006683 0.008943 0.201883 PWP1 U57094 0.047678 0.006683 0.014944 −0.31108 RAB27A M35416 0.013622 0.006683 0.002789 −0.41233 RALB X75042 0.047678 0.006683 0.003614 0.659166 REL AF038250 0.047678 0.006683 0.004198 0.395171 SFRS3 L27213 0.013622 0.006683 0.001014 −0.13065 SLC4A3 Y09568 0.047678 0.006683 0.005799 −0.3407 SNAP23 AA205857 0.013622 0.006683 0.00048 0.27495 SNRPD3 U07794 0.047678 0.006683 0.007632 −0.20733 TXK J05428 0.013622 0.006683 0.00573 −0.08342 UGT2B7 U09848 0.047678 0.006683 0.011538 −0.26846 ZNF36 J00287 0.047678 0.006683 0.000953 −0.28381 AB007882 0.013622 0.009369 0.006034 −0.17275 ADCY6 AF072810 0.013622 0.009369 0.016137 −0.32509 BAZ1B AB004066 0.013622 0.009369 0.00789 0.494455 BHLHB2 U37547 0.013622 0.009369 0.00478 0.544595 BIRC2 AB024704 0.013622 0.009369 0.010893 −0.11914 C20orf1 AC004084 0.013622 0.009369 0.005491 −0.17437 CAPRI L12691 0.013622 0.009369 0.018291 −0.18848 DEFA3 L19161 0.013622 0.009369 0.001645 −0.27253 EIF2S3 M82882 0.013622 0.009369 0.003966 0.478256 ELF1 X81625 0.013622 0.009369 0.003918 0.762544 ETF1 M15059 0.013622 0.009369 0.035106 0.313247 FCER2 AA284298 0.013622 0.009369 0.028745 −0.12535 FLJ22269 U13044 0.013622 0.009369 0.017986 −0.32813 GABPA Z12173 0.013622 0.009369 0.001297 −0.32703 GNS U06631 0.013622 0.009369 0.003506 −0.37935 H326 X75315 0.013622 0.009369 0.002959 1.06191 HSRNASEB AF064084 0.013622 0.009369 0.017927 −0.10308 ICMT AB002330 0.013622 0.009369 0.048512 −0.09076 KIAA0332 AB014569 0.013622 0.009369 0.010011 0.709572 KIAA0669 AI970189 0.013622 0.009369 0.001778 0.569801 KIAA0997 AB028960 0.013622 0.009369 0.001825 −0.15403 KIAA1037 AJ005273 0.013622 0.009369 0.001449 0.379277 KIN L00352 0.013622 0.009369 0.004231 0.554465 LDLR X54304 0.013622 0.009369 0.000863 −0.19567 MLCB AI693193 0.013622 0.009369 0.023978 −0.25831 MTX1 AF047487 0.013622 0.009369 0.001312 −0.33746 NCK2 AF037448 0.013622 0.009369 0.00743 0.204106 NSAP1 AF000152 0.013622 0.009369 0.025216 −0.34592 OS4 U02882 0.013622 0.009369 0.017536 0.892321 PDE4D X89416 0.013622 0.009369 0.005129 −0.1405 PPP5C U27516 0.013622 0.009369 0.004164 −0.17553 RAD52 D23660 0.013622 0.009369 0.01215 0.149327 RPL4 AB016247 0.013622 0.009369 0.019879 0.416634 SC5DL U44754 0.013622 0.009369 0.005273 0.158396 SNAPC1 AI660929 0.013622 0.009369 0.000698 −0.15764 T1A-2 X01060 0.013622 0.009369 0.005079 0.27369 TFRC J02973 0.013622 0.009369 0.006825 0.835338 THBD L41690 0.013622 0.009369 0.020209 −0.32814 TRADD X89066 0.013622 0.009369 0.000396 −0.2226 TRPC1 AB024327 0.013622 0.009369 0.031 0.260875 UNRIP AF033199 0.013622 0.009369 0.02842 −0.1806 ZNF204 AL080123 0.013622 0.009369 0.018447 0.215445 ZNF23 AB007885 0.013622 0.009369 0.025803 −0.22701 ZNF262 U40462 0.013622 0.009369 0.004101 −0.29722 ZNFN1A1 HG3477-HT3670 0.013622 0.009369 0.00042 −0.2367 L42324 0.013622 0.009369 0.015195 0.283048 GPR18 AA975427 0.013622 0.009369 0.002377 −0.26992 AL049957 0.013622 0.009369 0.007809 0.133451 AL022398 0.013622 0.009369 0.017529 −0.48579 HG2689-HT2785 0.013622 0.009369 0.029818 0.202486 AF034373 0.013622 0.014679 0.00591 −0.26511 A2LP X83467 0.013622 0.014679 0.006111 −0.25837 ABCD3 U41766 0.047678 0.014679 0.014363 0.473526 ADAM9 D67031 0.013622 0.014679 0.007826 −0.4645 ADD3 U84011 0.013622 0.014679 0.012995 −0.2499 AGL M74088 0.013622 0.014679 0.038601 −0.16952 APC U67092 0.047678 0.014679 0.047381 −0.10935 ATM AI033692 0.047678 0.014679 0.010056 −0.2417 BCRP1 X92106 0.013622 0.014679 0.001377 −0.33994 BLMH Z22535 0.047678 0.014679 0.021613 −0.09832 BMPR1A X79067 0.047678 0.014679 0.0381 0.14954 BRF1 X86098 0.013622 0.014679 0.000807 −0.34829 BS69 U72649 0.047678 0.014679 0.029157 0.227444 BTG2 X95592 0.047678 0.014679 0.014127 0.201273 C1D D78586 0.047678 0.014679 0.028845 −0.05709 CAD D30742 0.047678 0.014679 0.028215 0.180381 CAMK4 AF035582 0.047678 0.014679 0.002042 0.530946 CASK U60521 0.047678 0.014679 0.002353 0.552837 CASP9 AL035079 0.013622 0.014679 0.00063 −0.78567 CAT AF094481 0.047678 0.014679 0.024569 0.149973 CGGBP1 X83378 0.013622 0.014679 0.025603 0.133485 CLCN6 AB002332 0.047678 0.014679 0.003136 −0.20009 CLOCK D13146 0.013622 0.014679 0.017967 −0.13385 CNP S80864 0.013622 0.014679 0.011106 −0.33164 CYCL D17530 0.047678 0.014679 0.005519 −0.15234 DBN1 U87947 0.047678 0.014679 0.011279 0.222382 EMP3 M60459 0.047678 0.014679 0.010174 −0.10156 EPOR AB018247 0.013622 0.014679 0.000348 0.423577 FE65L2 AB028973 0.013622 0.014679 0.046458 −0.12088 FLJ10883 AL080172 0.047678 0.014679 0.02693 −0.063 FLJ21919 AF032886 0.047678 0.014679 0.009814 0.232307 FOXO3A U00928 0.047678 0.014679 0.01307 −0.0915 FUS M14660 0.047678 0.014679 0.011038 0.732462 FUT10 AI935146 0.047678 0.014679 0.044653 0.246267 GALNT3 U28811 0.047678 0.014679 0.007572 −0.21558 GLG1 AF001903 0.013622 0.014679 0.001957 −0.28636 HADHSC Y09306 0.047678 0.014679 0.045083 −0.08024 HIPK3 AL022723 0.047678 0.014679 0.041021 0.165267 HLA-G M80469 0.013622 0.014679 0.037453 −0.12099 HLA-J M16937 0.013622 0.014679 0.002262 −0.13536 HOXB7 X98307 0.013622 0.014679 0.011852 −0.0908 HSHUR7SEQ HG2855-HT2995 0.047678 0.014679 0.030595 0.16813 HSP70 X87949 0.047678 0.014679 0.028569 0.296273 HSPA5 W68830 0.013622 0.014679 0.007971 −0.22855 HSPC022 D49410 0.047678 0.014679 0.040369 0.153358 HUMIL3RA12 AL049470 0.013622 0.014679 0.010492 0.283688 HYPB Y10659 0.047678 0.014679 0.024205 −0.1217 IL13RA1 X52015 0.047678 0.014679 0.006637 0.417081 IL1RN AF047492 0.047678 0.014679 0.002557 0.25738 IMPG1 U96919 0.013622 0.014679 0.003221 −0.19947 INPP4A U12897 0.013622 0.014679 0.002496 −0.15016 IPW S62539 0.013622 0.014679 0.012982 −0.20615 IRS1 AF029778 0.047678 0.014679 0.018006 −0.14486 JAG2 W25934 0.047678 0.014679 0.016925 0.363279 JTV1 X56681 0.047678 0.014679 0.004935 0.713663 JUND M64934 0.047678 0.014679 0.003162 −0.1823 KEL D86975 0.047678 0.014679 0.048475 0.163408 KIAA0222 AB020701 0.013622 0.014679 0.013946 0.283086 KIAA0894 AB023141 0.047678 0.014679 0.017326 −0.33543 KIAA0924 AB023148 0.013622 0.014679 0.016218 −0.27496 KIAA0931 AB023227 0.047678 0.014679 0.043542 0.316063 KIAA1010 AB028963 0.047678 0.014679 0.039194 −0.12296 KIAA1040 AL080188 0.047678 0.014679 0.016745 −0.10387 KIAA1775 AJ224162 0.013622 0.014679 0.002225 −0.24337 LAS L25931 0.013622 0.014679 0.00482 −0.2367 LBR AC004410 0.047678 0.014679 0.017457 0.210096 LOC56928 AB009462 0.047678 0.014679 0.012892 0.131673 LRP3 AF077820 0.013622 0.014679 0.003095 −0.40005 LRP5 X59408 0.047678 0.014679 0.018321 −0.3029 MCP L13773 0.013622 0.014679 0.002741 −0.18297 MLLT2 X82209 0.047678 0.014679 0.010828 0.178564 MN1 X96401 0.013622 0.014679 0.001643 0.317165 MNT M30818 0.047678 0.014679 0.032832 0.292682 MX2 V00568 0.013622 0.014679 0.008535 −0.58978 MYC D50692 0.013622 0.014679 0.043374 −0.20783 MYCBP AB007191 0.013622 0.014679 0.022026 −0.18098 MYCBP X17576 0.013622 0.014679 0.001641 −0.26027 NCK1 X61498 0.013622 0.014679 0.006234 0.307667 NFKB2 AF052093 0.047678 0.014679 0.001318 −0.31976 NJMU-R1 X00737 0.047678 0.014679 0.037385 0.219194 NP U02020 0.047678 0.014679 0.014866 0.650286 PBEF X66362 0.047678 0.014679 0.006159 0.137944 PCTK3 AF026086 0.047678 0.014679 0.006555 −0.18222 PEX1 L25441 0.047678 0.014679 0.011907 0.146471 PGGT1B AL021366 0.013622 0.014679 0.002775 0.425217 PHF1 D85418 0.013622 0.014679 0.004449 −0.31688 PIGC D30037 0.047678 0.014679 0.001579 −0.21226 PITPNB AB006746 0.047678 0.014679 0.0356 0.189986 PLSCR1 AF054182 0.013622 0.014679 0.002098 −0.54761 PMPCB S87759 0.013622 0.014679 0.007522 0.39052 PPM1A M13057 0.047678 0.014679 0.032523 −0.19317 PRH1 M64992 0.047678 0.014679 0.047326 0.178696 PSMA1 X58288 0.047678 0.014679 0.002633 0.409542 PTPRM AD000092 0.047678 0.014679 0.028359 0.137917 RAD23A U79716 0.013622 0.014679 0.003409 0.195389 RELN U69198 0.047678 0.014679 0.048001 0.085316 RFNG AF117829 0.047678 0.014679 0.003668 0.377251 RIPK2 AF039029 0.047678 0.014679 0.002146 −0.28622 RNUT1 AW021542 0.013622 0.014679 0.000677 −0.29232 SAP18 U64197 0.047678 0.014679 0.021124 0.220476 SCYA20 AB023136 0.013622 0.014679 0.00288 −0.10963 SEC15B AF055006 0.013622 0.014679 0.011241 0.238955 SEC6 Z46606 0.047678 0.014679 0.005778 −0.1566 SMARCA3 L25270 0.047678 0.014679 0.002401 −0.15644 SMCX M60618 0.013622 0.014679 0.006316 0.235838 SP100 AI739308 0.013622 0.014679 0.001861 −0.57419 SRP46 U52960 0.047678 0.014679 0.02599 0.429086 SURB7 D50863 0.013622 0.014679 0.006582 −0.13005 TESK1 D64015 0.013622 0.014679 0.007587 −0.3629 TIAL1 AB001523 0.047678 0.014679 0.027565 0.164838 TMEM1 L21715 0.013622 0.014679 0.000862 0.309808 TNNI2 AF045583 0.047678 0.014679 0.043887 −0.16757 TULP3 AJ001340 0.013622 0.014679 0.002396 −0.17031 U3-55K AB015344 0.013622 0.014679 0.008107 −0.31161 UBQLN2 J03824 0.013622 0.014679 0.005864 −0.18849 UROS AF022789 0.047678 0.014679 0.006582 0.309267 USP12 U48801 0.013622 0.014679 0.003849 −0.17743 VEGFB HG544-HT544 0.047678 0.014679 0.010549 0.454218 S66666 0.013622 0.014679 0.003364 −0.14303 AI687419 0.047678 0.014679 0.039394 −0.3657 W28800 0.047678 0.014679 0.004582 0.270831 AL080111 0.013622 0.014679 0.001378 −0.36029 AF070536 0.047678 0.014679 0.006685 0.199364 AF070633 0.047678 0.014679 0.010142 −0.1635 AF054998 0.013622 0.014679 0.007913 −0.21157 HG3725-HT3981 0.047678 0.014679 0.027792 −0.11953 HG1614-HT1614 0.013622 0.014679 0.006999 −0.45233 M22324 0.013622 0.01669 0.009982 0.283293 ANPEP AC005955 0.013622 0.01669 0.004346 0.137324 CEACAM4 S68134 0.013622 0.01669 0.005372 1.92718 CREM S68271 0.013622 0.01669 0.009154 1.49785 CREM M24069 0.013622 0.01669 0.003022 0.249971 CSDA AF000984 0.013622 0.01669 0.004295 0.46432 DBY AF055917 0.013622 0.01669 0.015434 0.102855 F2RL3 U27333 0.013622 0.01669 0.012662 0.136047 FUT6 X89887 0.013622 0.01669 0.009728 0.152829 HIRA L42243 0.013622 0.01669 0.002638 0.218644 IFNAR2 AI950382 0.013622 0.01669 0.00744 0.601631 KIAA0585 AI950382 0.013622 0.01669 0.002126 0.519735 KIAA0585 U17760 0.013622 0.01669 0.044392 0.431131 LAMB3 L48692 0.013622 0.01669 0.041233 0.63409 LOC56902 X94232 0.013622 0.01669 0.016402 0.326694 MAPRE2 AA037278 0.013622 0.01669 0.01607 0.119411 MGC10882 L13740 0.013622 0.01669 0.007795 0.355688 NR4A1 U12767 0.013622 0.01669 0.011648 1.30268 NR4A3 D78579 0.013622 0.01669 0.005896 1.11766 NR4A3 X17042 0.013622 0.01669 0.015594 0.239796 PRG1 U48296 0.013622 0.01669 0.003124 0.864101 PTP4A1 M83221 0.013622 0.01669 0.012321 0.192956 RELB AF107463 0.013622 0.01669 0.009662 0.419254 SPF30 L47276 0.013622 0.01669 0.004673 0.194449 TOP2A X00734 0.013622 0.01669 0.010039 0.347307 TUBB5 X51521 0.013622 0.01669 0.010303 0.60161 VIL2 S54641 0.013622 0.01669 0.008483 0.183207 ZNF124 M91029 0.013622 0.022759 0.010686 0.450612 AMPD2 AB021638 0.136189 0.022759 0.024881 −0.1126 APBA3 AL120559 0.013622 0.022759 0.004505 0.577915 ARPP-19 AF039656 0.013622 0.022759 0.006991 0.68481 BASP1 AB020623 0.047678 0.022759 0.009696 0.418826 BCAS2 X60201 0.013622 0.022759 0.011758 −0.1576 BDNF U56637 0.047678 0.022759 0.008899 −0.28102 CAPZA1 AW043690 0.047678 0.022759 0.031971 0.134862 CCK D13627 0.047678 0.022759 0.019298 0.203913 CCT8 U56998 0.013622 0.022759 0.024403 0.442545 CNK U71267 0.047678 0.022759 0.007233 −0.13426 CNOT4 F27891 0.047678 0.022759 0.02847 0.119514 COX6A2 U78524 0.013622 0.022759 0.002554 0.353034 DDXBP1 AF043733 0.047678 0.022759 0.005645 0.22771 DEDD X64229 0.013622 0.022759 0.013033 −0.20244 DEK AL050284 0.047678 0.022759 0.002819 0.232244 DKFZP586M1019 L05147 0.013622 0.022759 0.021168 0.111752 DUSP3 U15642 0.013622 0.022759 0.013339 0.474421 E2F5 U31556 0.047678 0.022759 0.011303 0.335871 E2F5 AC004262 0.047678 0.022759 0.004968 −0.25642 EMR2 AA181196 0.047678 0.022759 0.009459 −0.10534 FLJ11712 U74612 0.013622 0.022759 0.014802 −0.18783 FOXM1 W28281 0.013622 0.022759 0.011042 0.813742 GABARAPL1 AI183417 0.013622 0.022759 0.011016 0.117979 GABPB1 L13720 0.013622 0.022759 0.014471 −0.1601 GAS6 X15722 0.013622 0.022759 0.029451 −0.19175 GSR Y07595 0.013622 0.022759 0.003113 −0.20996 GTF2H4 L43821 0.047678 0.022759 0.005863 −0.20401 HEF1 L10379 0.013622 0.022759 0.02006 −0.15961 HRIHFB2206 X99209 0.013622 0.022759 0.021333 −0.14942 HRMT1L1 X77956 0.013622 0.022759 0.009598 0.591031 ID1 AL021707 0.013622 0.022759 0.004161 1.79061 KIAA0063 AB007896 0.013622 0.022759 0.006273 −0.41247 KIAA0436 AB014528 0.047678 0.022759 0.001992 −0.31837 KIAA0628 AB014607 0.013622 0.022759 0.000764 −0.15753 KIAA0707 AB018290 0.013622 0.022759 0.034506 −0.28703 KIAA0747 AB018337 0.013622 0.022759 0.008466 −0.41118 KIAA0794 AB023161 0.013622 0.022759 0.018461 −0.15095 KIAA0944 AB023202 0.013622 0.022759 0.005879 −0.19156 KIAA0985 U80743 0.013622 0.022759 0.000544 −0.30322 KIAA1498 X13794 0.047678 0.022759 0.018671 −0.12764 LDHB Z34975 0.013622 0.022759 0.012256 −0.29089 LDLC AI341656 0.047678 0.022759 0.021482 −0.26002 LIM X87342 0.013622 0.022759 0.006652 −0.23382 LLGL2 U29671 0.047678 0.022759 0.001133 −0.2617 MAP3K1 Z14138 0.013622 0.022759 0.00408 0.81232 MAP3K8 AI743606 0.013622 0.022759 0.00269 −0.19764 MEL AF052183 0.013622 0.022759 0.002151 −0.19631 MGC2722 AL050356 0.013622 0.022759 0.002743 −0.42417 MINPP1 AF041081 0.013622 0.022759 0.019282 −0.21627 MN7 U59302 0.013622 0.022759 0.003859 0.280175 NCOA1 W28360 0.013622 0.022759 0.016633 0.272057 NCUBE1 U97198 0.013622 0.022759 0.001352 −0.20163 NLP_1 AA194159 0.013622 0.022759 0.004614 −0.40044 PEX10 U38964 0.013622 0.022759 0.004912 −0.23793 PMS2L8 D38498 0.013622 0.022759 0.003965 −0.58306 PMS2L9 AA996066 0.013622 0.022759 0.003514 −0.21994 PMS2L9 AB029028 0.013622 0.022759 0.027753 −0.29778 RAP140 AA402524 0.047678 0.022759 0.005359 −0.11564 RBM9 U79745 0.013622 0.022759 0.00409 0.777629 SLC16A6 X98332 0.013622 0.022759 0.002282 −0.20078 SLC22A1 D42045 0.013622 0.022759 0.006867 −0.19726 SNM1 M76231 0.013622 0.022759 0.009942 0.13899 SPR U76366 0.013622 0.022759 0.015416 −0.09378 TCOF1 U09087 0.013622 0.022759 0.00607 −0.26017 TMPO AF049140 0.047678 0.022759 0.011115 −0.21894 UBE2V2 AF038962 0.047678 0.022759 0.007219 −0.44337 VDAC3 D84145 0.013622 0.022759 0.002923 0.574155 WS-3 Y09723 0.047678 0.022759 0.001292 0.234149 ZNF151 AL049991 0.013622 0.022759 0.007094 0.245237 AL050148 0.013622 0.022759 0.013128 −0.26398 AI014538 0.013622 0.022759 0.003507 −0.15278 AI732885 0.047678 0.022759 0.043886 −0.10293 U14573 0.013622 0.022759 0.04259 −0.11614 U82987 0.013622 0.024606 0.00343 −0.17272 BBC3 L12168 0.013622 0.024606 0.007944 −0.22028 CAP V00571 0.013622 0.024606 0.005873 0.132015 CRH AL022398 0.013622 0.024606 0.015005 −0.44535 DJ434O14.3 AL080081 0.013622 0.024606 0.007659 0.548836 DNAJB9 X85116 0.013622 0.024606 0.039531 −0.24601 EPB72 AJ007669 0.013622 0.024606 0.019404 −0.23162 FANCG AW024285 0.013622 0.024606 0.007049 0.311562 FLJ12443 W27666 0.013622 0.024606 0.009544 −0.25685 FLJ14393 AA908993 0.013622 0.024606 0.015356 −0.12684 FLJ14393 U90917 0.013622 0.024606 0.016602 −0.23386 FOXM1 AF017445 0.013622 0.024606 0.025525 −0.33517 FPGT AJ238764 0.013622 0.024606 0.030667 0.197763 GNE J04501 0.013622 0.024606 0.007821 −0.23523 GYS1 X56841 0.013622 0.024606 0.022605 −0.23469 HLA-E M63438 0.013622 0.024606 0.005389 −0.75873 IGKC S66213 0.013622 0.024606 0.011362 −0.09802 ITGA6 AB007870 0.013622 0.024606 0.002855 0.657213 KIAA0410 N29665 0.013622 0.024606 0.008301 −0.49779 KIAA0618 AB018353 0.013622 0.024606 0.033864 −0.3542 KIAA0810 D10522 0.013622 0.024606 0.028464 0.22227 MACS AF004709 0.013622 0.024606 0.018118 −0.09931 MAPK13 W28275 0.013622 0.024606 0.005871 −0.27591 MGC11061 AF087020 0.013622 0.024606 0.032064 −0.13544 MPZL1 U61981 0.013622 0.024606 0.012069 −0.20932 MSH3 U90942 0.013622 0.024606 0.004002 0.179029 MYO5A D50370 0.013622 0.024606 0.008327 −0.11492 NAP1L3 U91512 0.013622 0.024606 0.00493 0.549889 NINJ1 AF069987 0.013622 0.024606 0.007336 −0.16953 NIT1 U37689 0.013622 0.024606 0.007097 −0.17369 POLR2H L19067 0.013622 0.024606 0.006406 0.148517 RELA X13482 0.013622 0.024606 0.016873 0.241998 SNRPA1 D16827 0.013622 0.024606 0.004314 −0.16954 SSTR5 AB011420 0.013622 0.024606 0.030791 0.171669 STK17A L39060 0.013622 0.024606 0.026797 −0.24028 TAF1A AB011169 0.013622 0.024606 0.004017 −0.24355 TEB4 U69108 0.013622 0.024606 0.024472 −0.17595 TRAF5 AB011004 0.013622 0.024606 0.00265 1.03158 UAP1 AB014584 0.013622 0.024606 0.028525 −0.1337 UBE4B HG3914-HT4184 0.013622 0.024606 0.025854 −0.12454 Z32860 0.013622 0.024606 0.002037 −0.11041 U25849 0.013622 0.024606 0.00632 −0.43498 AF052100 0.013622 0.024606 0.006718 −0.2297 X59268 0.013622 0.024606 0.003586 0.479423 GTF2B AF007142 0.013622 0.024606 0.01864 −0.34584 AI312646 0.013622 0.024606 0.027596 −0.14991 AL022318 0.047678 0.028192 0.049355 −0.11704 APOBEC1L M30704 0.047678 0.028192 0.00926 0.279668 AREG AF001307 0.047678 0.028192 0.018109 −0.12594 ARNT AB020680 0.047678 0.028192 0.007009 0.227256 BAG5 AF018631 0.047678 0.028192 0.008344 −0.13689 BTD D64110 0.047678 0.028192 0.022809 0.398412 BTG3 Z11697 0.047678 0.028192 0.024131 0.750492 CD83 M31516 0.047678 0.028192 0.021562 0.517068 DAF AF000982 0.047678 0.028192 0.025357 0.29808 DDX3 L77566 0.047678 0.028192 0.01243 0.178957 DGSI AL096725 0.047678 0.028192 0.007381 0.436688 DKFZP434B103 AL080201 0.047678 0.028192 0.044829 −0.11576 DKFZP434F162 AL050286 0.047678 0.028192 0.004267 −0.22397 DKFZP586A011 Y13350 0.047678 0.028192 0.015562 0.137002 DNAJA2 AJ223333 0.047678 0.028192 0.013836 −0.17437 DNMT2 L34075 0.047678 0.028192 0.013848 −0.25236 FRAP1 D31766 0.047678 0.028192 0.029287 −0.09623 GNPI Z80776 0.047678 0.028192 0.002034 0.143491 H2AFG K03183 0.047678 0.028192 0.040298 0.163306 HUMCGBBA3 X57025 0.047678 0.028192 0.009135 0.437394 IGF1 X56681 0.047678 0.028192 0.012885 0.423181 JUND AB007916 0.047678 0.028192 0.00772 −0.45744 KIAA0447 AI672098 0.047678 0.028192 0.014331 0.160649 KIAA0934 AB029020 0.047678 0.028192 0.035285 −0.3101 KIAA1097 W27233 0.047678 0.028192 0.019918 −0.24802 KIDINS220 AL049341 0.047678 0.028192 0.001943 −0.3086 LOC57209 AL049422 0.047678 0.028192 0.028823 0.264129 LOC84549 AF010193 0.047678 0.028192 0.003729 0.927225 MADH7 AF007134 0.047678 0.028192 0.009151 −0.1209 MAPK8IP1 L04731 0.047678 0.028192 0.025599 −0.07236 MLL AB014547 0.047678 0.028192 0.023787 −0.15831 MTMR4 U91616 0.047678 0.028192 0.018681 0.377931 NFKBIE X75918 0.047678 0.028192 0.019713 1.21948 NR4A2 AL049842 0.047678 0.028192 0.022698 0.201258 NUFIP1 U57843 0.047678 0.028192 0.011796 −0.13969 PIK3CD S76965 0.047678 0.028192 0.012413 0.426208 PKIA AL023553 0.047678 0.028192 0.00321 −0.15608 PMM1 M93425 0.047678 0.028192 0.019899 −0.36854 PTPN12 AF044968 0.047678 0.028192 0.006887 0.121898 PVRL2 M28211 0.047678 0.028192 0.050065 −0.08518 RAB4 AF083255 0.047678 0.028192 0.021248 −0.27368 RNAHP U04897 0.047678 0.028192 0.013893 0.278167 RORA AL031228 0.047678 0.028192 0.020491 −0.22382 SACM2L Y08262 0.047678 0.028192 0.008184 −0.34195 SCA2 AF000652 0.047678 0.028192 0.001533 0.415218 SDCBP D31891 0.047678 0.028192 0.00536 −0.18144 SETDB1 X66079 0.047678 0.028192 0.008707 0.129642 SPIB Z96932 0.047678 0.028192 0.013622 −0.14003 SSNA1 D43642 0.047678 0.028192 0.015302 −0.26409 TCFL1 D50919 0.047678 0.028192 0.016207 −0.23972 TRIM14 X01703 0.047678 0.028192 0.004339 0.386096 TUBA3 AF022375 0.047678 0.028192 0.015198 0.503607 VEGF AF062346 0.047678 0.028192 0.014763 0.455053 ZNF216 J04755 0.047678 0.028192 0.014444 0.302274 AA524802 0.047678 0.028192 0.036226 −0.24775 AL096749 0.047678 0.028192 0.017041 0.106309 M21259 0.047678 0.028192 0.025927 0.18378 X61587 0.047678 0.037364 0.024028 0.222788 ARHG J04027 0.047678 0.037364 0.019918 0.336927 ATP2B1 W28091 0.047678 0.037364 0.016936 −0.1567 BBS4 U03106 0.047678 0.037364 0.004064 0.915096 CDKN1A AL049924 0.047678 0.037364 0.001517 −0.23208 DKFZP547G1110 L19161 0.047678 0.037364 0.006578 −0.49859 EIF2S3 AF052123 0.136189 0.037364 0.013524 −0.24445 FLJ10814 AA522530 0.047678 0.037364 0.038021 0.413536 FLJ20500 AJ011001 0.047678 0.037364 0.016436 −0.63045 GPR56 U50079 0.047678 0.037364 0.013178 −0.37546 HDAC1 AI796944 0.047678 0.037364 0.011597 0.216392 HIS1 S82986 0.047678 0.037364 0.006441 −0.20652 HOXC6 AB011173 0.047678 0.037364 0.01376 −0.26283 KIAA0601 AB023160 0.047678 0.037364 0.029467 −0.23276 KIAA0943 AJ001685 0.047678 0.037364 0.015208 −0.48906 KLRC3 AJ000673 0.047678 0.037364 0.009021 −0.38103 KLRD1 AB002450 0.047678 0.037364 0.003391 −0.37426 LOC51014 U68385 0.047678 0.037364 0.007651 −0.16327 MEIS3 AI688516 0.047678 0.037364 0.017859 −0.15146 NDUFA2 W28770 0.047678 0.037364 0.005269 −0.16121 NP25 L41827 0.047678 0.037364 0.011308 0.139896 NRG1 X84373 0.047678 0.037364 0.00725 0.77533 NRIP1 M25897 0.047678 0.037364 0.025747 −0.41462 PF4 U50062 0.047678 0.037364 0.018154 0.19401 RIPK1 AJ011785 0.047678 0.037364 0.017907 −0.07616 SIX6 X70683 0.047678 0.037364 0.0155 −0.10219 SOX4 AL035699 0.047678 0.037364 0.006561 −0.15185 TBPL1 D15050 0.047678 0.037364 0.016133 0.990791 TCF8 AF017146 0.047678 0.037364 0.002975 −0.20652 TOP3B U54996 0.047678 0.037364 0.00691 −0.17359 ZW10 HG4234-HT4504 0.047678 0.037364 0.003258 −0.13985 X04500 0.047678 0.058634 0.02228 0.857952 IL1B

TABLE IV Differential Gene Expression in MOG-reactive T-cells-MS vs. Healthy Fold Pvalue Identifier Symbol Name Function Change t-test Up regulated M35878 IGFBP3 insulin-like growth modulate IGF activity 5.8 0.03 factor binding protein 3 AB002318 KIAA0320 KIAA0320 protein 2.4 0.05 AF024710 VEGF vascular endothelial endothelial cell 2.3 0.02 growth factor proliferation AA628946 KHSRP KH-type splicing mRNA processing 2.2 0.01 regulatory protein L42374 PPP2R5B protein phosphatase 2, protein phosphatase 2.1 0.05 regulatory subunit B U54644 TUB tubby (mouse) may be a 1.8 0.01 homolog transcription factor AB023167 KIAA0950 lifeguard Apoptosis 1.8 0.006 X62654 CD63 CD63 antigen growth regulation 1.8 0.03 (melanoma 1 antigen) H98552 cDNA 1.8 0.01 DKFZp586I0523 AL050395 MOF member of MYST histone acetyl 1.7 0.03 acetyl transferases transferases L27213 SLC4A3 solute carrier family 4, inorganic anion 1.7 0.01 anion exchange 3 exchanger AF014837 M6A putative Transcription factor 1.6 0.05 methyltransferase AB014537 KIAA0637 KIAA0637 gene Apoptosis 1.5 0.003 product D13969 ZNF144 zinc finger protein 144 DNA-Binding protein 1.5 0.04 (Mel-18) AJ012590 H6PD hexose-6-phosphate Oxidoreductase 1.5 0.04 dehydrogenase M13995 BCL2 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 Apoptosis 1.5 0.03 AI760801 chromosome 19, 1.5 0.009 cosmid R31180 AI660963 MAP3K12 mitogen-activated Transferase 1.5 0.02 protein 3 kinase 12 cytoplasmic Down regulated D45248 PSME2 proteasome activator Protein degradation −1.5 0.04 subunit 2 (PA28 beta) W28612 ESTs −1.5 0.02 Z46389 VASP vasodilator-stimulated Signal transduction −1.6 0.02 phosphoprotein AA152202 FLJ14639 hypothetical protein −1.6 0.02 FLJ14639 AF080561 RBM14 RNA binding motif RNA binding protein −1.7 0.03 protein 14 D50922 KIAA0132 Kelch-like ECH- ECH-associated −1.7 0.03 associated protein 1 protein 1 AF025441 OIP5 Opa-interacting protein 5 −1.8 0.04 AF080227 EED embryonic ectoderm transcriptional −1.8 0.04 development repressor D87957 RQCD1 required for cell sex differentiation −1.9 0.03 differentiation X61498 NFKB2 nuclear factor of kappa expression of −1.9 0.05 light polypeptide inflammatory genes Bcells X52425 IL4R interleukin 4 receptor receptor signalling −2 0.04 protein L08069 DNAJA1 DnaJ (Hsp40) protein folding and −2 0.04 homolog, subfamily A, transport member 1 AF071504 STX11 syntaxin 11 protein transport −2.1 0.03 M11717 HSPA1A heat shock 70 kD heat shock response −2.2 0.03 protein 1A M59830 HSPA1B heat shock 70 kD heat shock response −2.2 0.03 protein 1B M16441 TNF Human tumor necrosis Inflammatory −2.3 0.05 factor response D89077 SLA Src-like-adapter −2.4 0.05 U77949 CDC6 cell division cycle 6, S. cerevisiae DNA replication −2.5 0.02 homolog checkpoint D38549 KIAA0068 KIAA0068 protein −2.5 0.01 L23959 TFDP1 transcription factor Dp-1 cycle progression G1 −2.5 0.01 to S-phase L78833 BRCA1 Breast cancer −2.7 0.04 susceptibility gene M63193 ECGF1 endothelial cell growth stimulates −2.8 0.01 factor 1 angiogenesis AF035625 STK11 serine/threonine kinase Peutz-Jeghers −2.9 0.04 11 syndrome J04130 SCYA4 small inducible Cell-to-cell signalling −2.9 0.05 cytokine A4 X93086 BLVRA biliverdin reductase A biliverdin reductase −4 0.03

TABLE V Differential Gene Expression in Probable MS vs. Healthy t-Test Log Fold Identification TNOM PValue Info PValue PValue Change Gene Symbol NM_018049.1 0.000233 0.000233 2.46E−05 0.438337 FLJ10297 NM_005886.1 0.000233 0.000233 0.000553 0.35972 KATNB1 NM_000161.1 0.000233 0.000233 0.000297 −0.48848 GCH1 NM_001539.1 0.000233 0.000233 0.000144 −0.58017 DNAJA1 AF349571.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.000274 1.78925 HBA1 M25079.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.000247 1.59503 HBB V00489 0.004202 0.004202 0.000268 1.54947 BC005931.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.000296 1.48707 HBA2 T50399 0.004202 0.004202 0.000275 1.43533 HBA2 NM_024567.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.002206 1.42146 FLJ21616 AF105974.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.001086 1.3896 HBA1 NM_000558.2 0.004202 0.004202 0.000707 1.3348 HBA1 AI133353 0.004202 0.004202 0.000897 1.29746 HBG2 AF059180 0.004202 0.004202 0.000309 1.29355 AF349114.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.000163 1.27511 HBB BE547674 0.004202 0.004202 0.002947 0.636619 NM_012452.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.000541 0.570818 TNFRSF13B AA314406 0.004202 0.001401 0.002013 0.520631 TRAP95 NM_015909.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.000398 0.501733 NAG NM_006868.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.002711 0.49862 RAB31 BC000305.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.006921 0.475733 CASP6 L77566 0.004202 0.001401 0.00033 0.446293 DGSI BF971416 0.004202 0.004202 0.002405 0.410742 DKFZP586N0721 BE879367 0.004202 0.004202 0.00056 0.382484 AKAP2 NM_001640.2 0.004202 0.001401 0.004091 0.36631 APEH BC001808.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.012997 0.347043 NM23-H6 AL049539 0.004202 0.004202 0.010738 0.2822 KIAA0255 BC000580.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.014166 0.270658 PH-4 NM_012151.2 0.004202 0.001401 0.000685 0.267664 F8A BC004423.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.012194 0.249144 TNRC5 NM_004890.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.010332 0.134439 SPAG7 AB029040 0.004202 0.004202 0.010819 −0.14172 KIAA1117 NM_025160.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.004986 −0.21141 FLJ21016 AW162015 0.004202 0.004202 0.301224 −0.24766 ZNF143 NM_005574.2 0.004202 0.004202 0.107595 −0.24939 LMO2 NM_014670.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.025534 −0.27225 BZW1 AL117643.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.046495 −0.27766 AA628948 0.004202 0.001401 0.000319 −0.28951 ADSS AF251062.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.000435 −0.30924 LOC84549 AL564683 0.004202 0.004202 0.018258 −0.44633 CEBPB NM_014999.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.001021 −0.47304 RAB21 NM_017723.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.02759 −0.49548 FLJ20245 NM_003264.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.002592 −0.49551 TLR2 AF062347.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.00529 −0.51432 ZNF216 NM_004556.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.001134 −0.53489 NFKBIE U92014.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.003064 −0.59511 NM_014778.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.001106 −0.65156 KIAA0410 NM_015384.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.002943 −0.68193 IDN3 AK022513.1 0.004202 0.004202 0.001326 −0.68416 DUSP10 NM_003246.1 0.004202 0.001401 0.000162 −1.44745 THBS1 AI812030 0.004202 0.001401 7.42E−05 −1.51098 THBS1 NM_000559.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.006202 1.93991 HBG1 NM_000184.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.009164 1.67513 HBG2 NM_005564.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.010814 1.03322 LCN2 AF274863.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.007719 0.952868 SEC31B-1 NM_002288.2 0.035714 0.015406 0.010689 0.834313 LAIR2 M87789.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.058518 0.79032 IGHG3 NM_005764.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.053679 0.789147 DD96 AK000168.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.038176 0.763766 KIAA1919 NM_020037.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.061379 0.746143 ABCC3 AF103529.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.015284 0.736268 AV698647 0.035714 0.035247 0.017411 0.616137 IGLJ3 AI357539 0.035714 0.04225 0.00558 0.601843 MGC4126 NM_015935.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.021683 0.593818 CGI-01 D38535 0.035714 0.04225 0.016025 0.571168 ITIH4 AA723370 0.035714 0.04225 0.039917 0.570325 LOC51011 AF227968.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.005308 0.566516 SH2B X12530.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.056335 0.559172 MS4A1 AI348935 0.035714 0.035247 0.014129 0.546773 CALR NM_003422.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.006737 0.536815 ZNF42 NM_015559.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.028795 0.536316 SETBP1 NM_013378.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.005191 0.532564 VPREB3 NM_004912.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.003037 0.52082 CCM1 NM_006230.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.007471 0.517979 POLD2 NM_006235.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.021726 0.515263 POU2AF1 AL037557 0.035714 0.00747 0.002786 0.511724 POLR2I NM_014703.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.006709 0.4938 KIAA0800 NM_015670.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.045708 0.464156 SENP3 AA643304 0.035714 0.015406 0.004712 0.459694 AI948503 0.035714 0.04225 0.017964 0.45625 ABCC4 BC002807.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.100759 0.455683 MS4A1 AF123539.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.028286 0.454603 HTCD37 AA149644 0.035714 0.00747 0.02413 0.450082 JAM3 BC000585.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.033113 0.44368 SLC21A11 AB044806.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.007766 0.433985 KCNH2 U37025 0.035714 0.035247 0.046971 0.427213 SULT1A1 NM_020166.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.006318 0.423798 MCCC1 NM_002876.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.026644 0.414867 RAD51C NM_002387.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.01092 0.409481 MCC NM_005816.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.103051 0.407348 TACTILE H95263 0.035714 0.035247 0.069113 0.406766 NM_003146.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.003146 0.405309 SSRP1 NM_003550.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.054105 0.403851 MAD1L1 AK022494.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.001189 0.397073 RAB3GAP NM_006400.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.021072 0.396297 DCTN2 NM_006012.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.015241 0.394779 CLPP NM_014921.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.014463 0.394308 LEC2 NM_025056.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.01912 0.393739 FLJ23185 NM_003573.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.026053 0.393337 LTBP4 NM_000132.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.005292 0.392442 F8 AF031824.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.190243 0.389129 CST7 NM_001841.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.07115 0.387067 CNR2 NM_018391.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.138584 0.386982 FLJ23277 U79248.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.007475 0.386419 NM_024332.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.039154 0.386198 C6.1A BF510692 0.035714 0.04225 0.046782 0.385324 PAX5 AA243774 0.035714 0.035247 0.050456 0.381631 MMP24 AL121964 0.035714 0.035247 0.107681 0.373759 MAP3K7 L25275.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.020684 0.372971 SULT1A3 AB018289.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.002286 0.37263 KIAA0746 NM_000294.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.011432 0.367693 PHKG2 BC001906.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.107947 0.366899 MTX1 NM_000651.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.047953 0.365471 CR1 NM_001667.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.009661 0.362105 ARL2 AI133727 0.035714 0.00747 0.018354 0.358884 ZAP BC002873.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.048711 0.358052 DKFZP564J0123 NM_004178.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.007313 0.356459 TARBP2 BG532929 0.035714 0.035247 0.037215 0.356254 SSB NM_018094.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.014302 0.351314 GSPT2 AC004531 0.035714 0.00747 0.01714 0.350445 DDX28 NM_001981.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.010776 0.347051 EPS15 AB020689.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.024594 0.346253 KIAA0882 NM_001055.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.056416 0.344937 SULT1A1 NM_022067.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.001332 0.337713 FLJ12707 NM_000195.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.014156 0.3312 HPS1 NM_022914.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.167735 0.331082 24432 NM_003627.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.062759 0.330371 POV1 NM_022060.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.010717 0.328122 FLJ12816 BF446180 0.035714 0.035247 0.02537 0.326347 PDCD2 U28169.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.0891 0.326218 SULT1A2 AF316873.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.022727 0.3257 PINK1 NM_017615.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.087717 0.325056 FLJ20003 NM_015853.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.021537 0.321089 LOC51035 NM_018449.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.01461 0.318475 UBAP2 NM_007056.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.013827 0.318086 SWAP2 AV702994 0.035714 0.035247 0.010766 0.316138 LOC51668 AK021884.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.016862 0.315879 NPEPPS U64898.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.012705 0.309446 NRD1 AI431902 0.035714 0.035247 0.026163 0.307321 FLJ13491 NM_003689.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.03366 0.306281 AKR7A2 BE791629 0.035714 0.00747 0.039522 0.304821 CGTHBA NM_016194.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.060249 0.303474 GNB5 NM_014965.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.013547 0.298042 KIAA1042 NM_003363.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.018393 0.295239 USP4 U88964 0.035714 0.035247 0.019349 0.294427 ISG20 BC001782.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.059026 0.293156 GAS2L1 BC004361.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.084538 0.292509 PSCD2 NM_017840.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.003929 0.290472 MRPL16 NM_006321.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.006688 0.288723 ARIH2 AI341234 0.035714 0.035247 0.007356 0.284699 CORO1B N20923 0.035714 0.035247 0.020271 0.280552 FYN L42531.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.008554 0.280023 AK000818.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.02226 0.277695 FLJ20811 NM_000633.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.044639 0.276897 BCL2 BE551347 0.035714 0.035247 0.209003 0.276406 FLJ13052 AK000161.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.016752 0.276103 FLJ20154 AI798908 0.035714 0.04225 0.015969 0.274921 KIAA0226 NM_005111.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.01405 0.273732 CRYZL1 NM_024551.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.00372 0.272684 FLJ21432 BC006214.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.006244 0.268704 IRO039700 AI123527 0.035714 0.04225 0.105392 0.268349 KIAA0092 NM_004379.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.047229 0.267796 CREB1 AA643304 0.035714 0.035247 0.039678 0.258201 NM_013417.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.047087 0.257738 IARS AK025432.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.051871 0.257456 KIAA0564 AB028960 0.035714 0.04225 0.040942 0.254827 KIAA1037 NM_000048.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.038931 0.254447 ASL NM_002808.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.023966 0.250129 PSMD2 NM_001054.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.062598 0.248696 SULT1A2 NM_005428.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.007185 0.248439 VAV1 NM_022758.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.011489 0.246401 FLJ22195 AY009128.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.084938 0.246257 NIFU AB017004.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.079567 0.244954 PMS2L8 NM_000249.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.021274 0.243441 MLH1 U51007.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.042753 0.242223 BC002640.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.074751 0.240603 NM_016284.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.001929 0.240076 KIAA1007 NM_002414.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.063998 0.239013 MIC2 BC000212.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.021052 0.237577 GTF3C2 NM_004398.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.040656 0.235252 DDX10 NM_024713.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.048887 0.234927 FLJ22557 NM_002810.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.038558 0.234593 PSMD4 NM_030580.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.031263 0.233466 MGC10520 AB007896.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.211816 0.231563 KIAA0436 NM_003954.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.051916 0.230862 MAP3K14 NM_025207.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.020823 0.230015 PP591 NM_016323.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.051393 0.228764 LOC51191 NM_016069.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.132766 0.223618 Magmas NM_013349.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.028748 0.223073 SPUF NM_000884.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.064347 0.222421 IMPDH2 BG167570 0.035714 0.04225 0.108243 0.219652 DKFZp762N1910 NM_004551.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.06025 0.217427 NDUFS3 BG231932 0.035714 0.04225 0.079649 0.210447 CLN2 NM_017851.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.036308 0.209956 FLJ20509 NM_006519.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.032991 0.202387 TCTEL1 AF032900.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.174549 0.200739 COQ7 AL535380 0.035714 0.035247 0.265205 0.198073 BTG1 AW118862 0.035714 0.035247 0.02173 0.193753 RREB1 NM_000382.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.27948 0.193509 ALDH3A2 NM_024419.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.164883 0.190623 PGS1 NM_003904.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.245676 0.190422 ZNF259 AI928526 0.035714 0.00747 0.036861 0.185624 JTV1 NM_024581.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.230867 0.185323 FLJ13942 AF085357.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.110175 0.184965 FLOT1 NM_004475.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.072642 0.180483 FLOT2 AF334103.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.009664 0.17511 GU2 NM_017829.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.110207 0.174515 CECR5 NM_004214.3 0.035714 0.04225 0.016835 0.157902 FIBP NM_017704.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.16159 0.157672 FLJ20189 NM_003592.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.038652 0.146241 CUL1 AI537887 0.035714 0.035247 0.467375 0.139355 EPB72 NM_023935.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.049119 0.125305 C20orf116 BG398414 0.035714 0.035247 0.286856 0.123085 RPA1 NM_016243.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.279995 0.121894 LOC51706 NM_012199.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.093241 0.118547 EIF2C1 AK024029.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.450393 0.11646 MAP-1 NM_004848.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.486492 0.113516 ICB-1 AF144638.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.255571 0.10089 SGPL1 D86062.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.532398 0.084417 C21orf33 NM_000655.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.535745 0.081167 SELL NM_018643.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.870775 0.057399 TREM1 NM_018326.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.929375 0.035048 HIMAP4 NM_005371.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.876737 0.025127 METTL1 NM_007002.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.911541 0.010422 ADRM1 NM_004723.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.975685 −0.00562 ARHGEF2 U31501 0.035714 0.035247 0.724549 −0.0658 FXR2 NM_005338.3 0.035714 0.04225 0.126911 −0.0661 HIP1 AB006589.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.00542 −0.10655 ESR2 AA868754 0.035714 0.035247 0.304519 −0.10746 KIAA0650 AU144792 0.035714 0.035247 0.008623 −0.11362 AF320999.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.289096 −0.11449 RTN4 NM_013229.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.529181 −0.13735 APAF1 NM_018690.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.261146 −0.14482 APOB48R D42055.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.007978 −0.14841 NEDD4 BF968633 0.035714 0.035247 0.135003 −0.14873 RNF4 AK026678.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.00833 −0.15056 STAG2 NM_014671.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.392979 −0.15386 KIAA0010 NM_030979.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.087494 −0.15652 PABPC3 BG429214 0.035714 0.035247 0.273519 −0.15766 NM_006892.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.001922 −0.15828 DNMT3B NM_018975.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.042202 −0.16723 RAP1 AL137335.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.306422 −0.17292 RANBP7 NM_014016.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.398036 −0.17365 SACM1L NM_012198.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.391555 −0.17556 GCA NM_024586.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.011965 −0.19298 OSBPL9 N64643 0.035714 0.035247 0.16498 −0.19313 KIAA0625 NM_005951.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.156965 −0.1942 MT1H NM_002264.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.138195 −0.1949 AF182415.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.325959 −0.19495 RBM8A BE674061 0.035714 0.035247 0.015036 −0.20133 PIN4 NM_004973.2 0.035714 0.00747 0.103071 −0.20162 JMJ U58852.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.510508 −0.20606 NPAT NM_005565.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.037541 −0.2105 LCP2 NM_004941.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.229189 −0.21215 DDX8 U02297.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.252672 −0.21782 SELPLG NM_002940.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.112373 −0.22731 ABCE1 AL550657 0.035714 0.035247 0.069403 −0.23303 BSG BG387770 0.035714 0.035247 0.032984 −0.2362 MGC32104 AL050205.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.352078 −0.23748 LOC113251 NM_016653.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.003387 −0.23765 ZAK AA742237 0.035714 0.035247 0.120935 −0.23853 BAT2 NM_021183.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.069121 −0.24239 LOC57826 AB014527.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.005636 −0.24315 CLASP2 AF091086.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.124853 −0.24621 CL640 NM_006748.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.141473 −0.24728 SLA NM_025238.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.046507 −0.24841 BTBD1 NM_018638.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.074405 −0.24942 EKI1 NM_002913.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.092197 −0.24967 NM_002863.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.034567 −0.25494 PYGL AF226044.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.023966 −0.25679 SNRK NM_016217.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.01673 −0.25733 LOC51696 AF084943.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.024841 −0.26011 MINPP1 N22548 0.035714 0.04225 0.03686 −0.26164 ROCK1 AF033850.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.110532 −0.26338 PLD2 NM_014445.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.007058 −0.26858 SERP1 NM_016196.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.014278 −0.27109 KIAA0682 NM_012252.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.020625 −0.27124 TFEC W72082 0.035714 0.035247 0.180599 −0.27284 C1QR1 NM_016166.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.071782 −0.27429 PIAS1 NM_022470.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.072884 −0.27655 WIG1 NM_030797.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.039197 −0.27728 DKFZP566A1524 NM_002199.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.250656 −0.27789 IRF2 BC003360.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.02171 −0.27851 DDX18 NM_004504.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.020834 −0.27873 HRB NM_012072.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.118494 −0.27892 C1QR1 NM_018230.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.071301 −0.28019 NUP133 NM_002727.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.038559 −0.28438 PRG1 BC005338.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.114062 −0.28524 CAPZA2 U60521.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.066643 −0.29174 CASP9 AW188198 0.035714 0.035247 0.005126 −0.29178 TNFAIP6 BE908931 0.035714 0.035247 0.017009 −0.29572 U64661 0.035714 0.04225 0.030982 −0.29704 AL021395 0.035714 0.04225 0.02084 −0.29857 NM_015176.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.059688 −0.299 KIAA0483 NM_002857.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.04761 −0.29944 PXF U70451.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.003458 −0.30169 MYD88 NM_018042.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.020209 −0.30409 FLJ10260 AL049265.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.136618 −0.30472 NM_024081.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.020267 −0.30513 TMG4 AI796169 0.035714 0.035247 0.023959 −0.31104 GATA3 AA160522 0.035714 0.035247 0.056044 −0.31114 UBE3A AL136621.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.06859 −0.31538 ZNF198 NM_003051.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.028776 −0.3171 SLC16A1 AW572909 0.035714 0.035247 0.027025 −0.31713 KIAA0874 NM_017782.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.017104 −0.32078 FLJ20360 AK001821.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.013182 −0.32145 MGC4170 AW001847 0.035714 0.035247 0.204195 −0.32259 APLP2 BF196931 0.035714 0.04225 0.003706 −0.3226 ZFP95 AJ223333.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.023593 −0.32279 DNMT2 NM_005213.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.216305 −0.32285 CSTA AF142419.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.013772 −0.33425 QKI NM_020375.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.07666 −0.33473 C12orf5 NM_021970.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.054987 −0.33505 MAP2K1IP1 AK023816.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.136952 −0.34214 NM_012238.3 0.035714 0.00747 0.018308 −0.3438 SIRT1 AF205218.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.033088 −0.34674 NS1-BP NM_001660.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.020387 −0.35015 ARF4 NM_001196.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.020544 −0.35511 BID NM_002970.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.064201 −0.35676 SAT AC074331 0.035714 0.035247 0.01515 −0.35767 M75715.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.010802 −0.3577 ETF1 NM_018657.2 0.035714 0.04225 0.021807 −0.3681 MYNN NM_003370.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.056143 −0.37617 VASP AI761561 0.035714 0.035247 0.084393 −0.37861 HK2 NM_002657.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.043402 −0.39004 PLAGL2 NM_004565.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.086212 −0.39025 PEX14 AK023837.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.083366 −0.39056 KIAA1025 AL117354 0.035714 0.00747 0.011916 −0.39754 LOC50999 NM_001356.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.029134 −0.41337 DDX3 NM_018573.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.00529 −0.41757 PRO1068 NM_030799.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.075235 −0.42088 SMAP-5 AA524053 0.035714 0.04225 0.031361 −0.42442 NM_002748.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.023266 −0.42563 MAPK6 NM_002053.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.053201 −0.43747 GBP1 AB023227.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.003343 −0.43985 KIAA1010 AW193511 0.035714 0.035247 0.012709 −0.44652 HIS1 AW272611 0.035714 0.04225 0.024277 −0.44899 TMPO AI671747 0.035714 0.00747 0.02288 −0.45263 MISS AI688580 0.035714 0.035247 0.035918 −0.45484 SURB7 NM_002502.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.107712 −0.45745 NFKB2 NM_004267.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.030352 −0.47177 CHST2 X15132.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.041452 −0.47259 SOD2 NM_012093.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.011606 −0.47474 AK5 D26067.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.003438 −0.47644 KIAA0033 NM_001166.2 0.035714 0.04225 0.015252 −0.48334 BIRC2 NM_016545.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.029826 −0.48723 IER5 NM_021122.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.070882 −0.49855 FACL2 NM_017936.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.008293 −0.5016 FLJ20707 NM_000574.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.022743 −0.50532 DAF AL050144.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.000822 −0.52839 ZNF363 NM_005346.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.10824 −0.5359 HSPA1B NM_022725.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.023814 −0.53779 FANCF AI348010 0.035714 0.035247 0.226116 −0.54348 AI927993 0.035714 0.035247 0.054067 −0.54478 OSBP BE327172 0.035714 0.035247 0.091317 −0.54925 JUN AI741876 0.035714 0.00747 0.025182 −0.57505 NM_003107.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.078087 −0.59709 SOX4 BE383139 0.035714 0.035247 0.00951 −0.60058 RARA NM_018398.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.016221 −0.603 CACNA2D3 NM_000201.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.036915 −0.62554 ICAM1 NM_002229.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.129802 −0.64436 JUNB NM_021960.1 0.035714 0.04225 0.024176 −0.66914 MCL1 NM_016010.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.015684 −0.68307 LOC51101 NM_004417.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.043377 −0.68458 DUSP1 NM_025195.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.055882 −0.68638 C8FW NM_004418.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.306591 −0.68934 DUSP2 AB017493.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.010224 −0.6982 COPEB AF064824.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.010071 −0.70109 RIPK2 NM_005354.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.04394 −0.70667 JUND NM_006469.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.006453 −0.71493 NS1-BP NM_006290.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.155375 −0.73437 TNFAIP3 AI339541 0.035714 0.035247 0.039838 −0.76402 JUND AF087853.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.076647 −0.77217 GADD45B AL031602 0.035714 0.035247 0.015158 −0.78504 BF575213 0.035714 0.035247 0.007144 −0.78651 M68956.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.001933 −0.79718 MARCKS NM_004907.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.006503 −0.81053 ETR101 AW083357 0.035714 0.035247 0.009893 −0.81405 IL1RN AF153820.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.004403 −0.82757 KCNJ2 AI608725 0.035714 0.035247 0.010119 −0.83319 ICAM1 NM_000958.1 0.035714 0.015406 0.003112 −0.86354 PTGER4 AA083483 0.035714 0.035247 0.012228 −0.88452 FTH1 NM_002664.1 0.035714 0.00747 0.000855 −0.88664 PLEK AL031602 0.035714 0.015406 0.00038 −0.88673 W27419 0.035714 0.015406 0.000361 −0.95575 NM_002852.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.001716 −0.97365 PTX3 NM_001964.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.068287 −0.99045 EGR1 AF078077.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.017058 −1.003 GADD45B NM_015714.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.210858 −1.05996 G0S2 BC004490.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.068201 −1.06388 FOS AI738896 0.035714 0.035247 0.071526 −1.09453 TNFAIP3 AW973834 0.035714 0.035247 0.030817 −1.09468 NM_004895.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.004992 −1.10724 CIAS1 U08839.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.030968 −1.1245 PLAUR BC005020.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.022893 −1.13801 PPIF NM_005627.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.010834 −1.16132 SGK NM_015675.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.022251 −1.16822 GADD45B AI433595 0.035714 0.015406 0.002395 −1.17663 PLEK NM_002135.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.009942 −1.19934 NR4A1 NM_003407.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.0028 −1.30448 ZFP36 NM_004233.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.045128 −1.33091 CD83 NM_001432.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.001942 −1.33633 EREG NM_002228.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.007227 −1.34352 JUN NM_004049.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.004927 −1.41895 BCL2A1 U83981 0.035714 0.035247 0.005806 −1.46885 PPP1R15A NM_006018.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.002094 −1.50671 HM74 BG491844 0.035714 0.035247 0.011957 −1.61438 JUN BC002646.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.002438 −1.64136 JUN NM_000963.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.025772 −1.65759 PTGS2 AY029180.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.011082 −1.69399 PLAUR NM_014330.2 0.035714 0.035247 0.003245 −1.74665 PPP1R15A NM_003897.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.002981 −1.89968 IER3 M57731.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.001811 −1.9703 CXCL2 NM_000584.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.030747 −2.54298 IL8 NM_000576.1 0.035714 0.035247 0.000992 −2.66025 IL1B M15330 0.035714 0.035247 0.001505 −2.71142 IL1B

It is appreciated that certain features of the invention, which are, for clarity, described in the context of separate embodiments, may also be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention, which are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment, may also be provided separately or in any suitable subcombination.

Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims. All publications, patents, patent applications and sequences identifies by a GenBank accession number mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference into the specification, to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent, patent application or sequence was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, citation or identification of any reference in this application shall not be construed as an admission that such reference is available as prior art to the present invention. 

1. A method of diagnosing a subject with multiple sclerosis, the method comprising determining a level of expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V in a sample obtained from the subject, wherein a substantial difference between said level of expression of said gene in said sample obtained from said subject and a normal expression level of said gene is an indication that the subject is afflicted with multiple sclerosis.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said normal expression level of said at least one gene is determined by measuring said level of expression of said gene in at least one control sample obtained from at least one healthy individual.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said sample includes peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said level of expression of said at least one gene is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in said sample.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein quantifying a level of said protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with said protein.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the level of expression of said at least one gene in said sample is determined by detecting the presence in said sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide is mRNA.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said sample from a subject is T cells, and said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV and whereas said normal expression of said gene is T-cell expression.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said substantial difference is at least a 1.5 fold change.
 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 10 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 19. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 50 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 20. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 100 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 21. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 250 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 22. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 500 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 23. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 750 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 24. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1000 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 25. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 26. A method of diagnosing a subject with multiple sclerosis, the method comprising the step of determining a level of expression of each of the genes listed in Tables I-V in a sample obtained from the subject, wherein a substantial difference between expression levels of said genes in said sample obtained from said subject and normal expression levels of said genes is an indication that the subject is afflicted with multiple sclerosis.
 27. The method of claim 26, wherein said normal expression levels of said genes is determined by measuring said level of expression of said genes in at least one control sample obtained from at least one healthy individual.
 28. The method of claim 26, wherein said sample includes peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
 29. The method of claim 26, wherein said substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.
 30. The method of claim 26, wherein said level of expression of said genes is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in said sample.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein quantifying a level of said protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with said protein.
 32. The method of claim 31, wherein said reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.
 33. The method of claim 26, wherein the level of expression of said genes in said sample is determined by detecting the presence in said sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 34. The method of claim 33, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide is mRNA.
 35. The method of claim 34, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 36. A method of monitoring a state of multiple sclerosis in a subject, the method comprising monitoring a level of expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V over a predetermined time period, wherein substantial difference between the levels of expression of said at least one gene over said predetermined time period indicates a change in a state of the multiple sclerosis in the subject.
 37. The method of claim 36, wherein monitoring said level of expression of at least one gene over said predetermined time period is effected by periodically obtaining a sample from the individual and determining said level of expression of said at least one gene in said sample.
 38. The method of claim 37, wherein said sample includes peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
 39. The method of claim 36, wherein said substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.
 40. The method of claim 36, wherein said level of expression of said at least one gene is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in said sample.
 41. The method of claim 36, wherein quantifying a level of said protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with said protein.
 42. The method of claim 41, wherein said reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.
 43. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 44. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 45. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 46. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 47. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.
 48. The method of claim 36, wherein the level of expression of said at least one gene in said sample is determined by detecting the presence in said sample of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 49. The method of claim 48, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide is mRNA.
 50. The method of claim 48, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 51. The method of claim 36, wherein said sample from a subject is T cells, and said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV and whereas said normal expression of said gene is T-cell expression.
 52. The method of claim 51, wherein said substantial difference is at least a 1.5 fold change.
 53. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 10 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 54. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 50 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 55. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 100 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 56. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 250 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 57. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 500 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 58. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 750 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 59. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1000 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 60. The method of claim 36, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 61. A method of assessing the efficacy of a treatment regimen on multiple sclerosis in a subject, the method comprising determining a level of expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V in samples obtained from the subject prior to, and following exposure to the treatment regimen, wherein a substantial difference in the expression level of said at least one gene between said samples is an indication that the treatment regimen is efficacious in treating multiple sclerosis in said subject.
 62. The method of claim 61, wherein said treatment regimen is administering at least one test compound for inhibiting multiple sclerosis.
 63. The method of claim 61, wherein said treatment regimen is an environmental condition.
 64. The method of claim 61, wherein said samples include peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
 65. The method of claim 61, wherein said substantial difference is a difference statistically significant at a confidence level of p=0.05 as determined by at least one test selected from the group consisting of a t-test, a TNoM and an INFO score.
 66. The method of claim 61, wherein said level of expression of said at least one gene is determined by quantifying a level of a protein product thereof in said sample.
 67. The method of claim 66, wherein quantifying a level of said protein is effected using a reagent which specifically binds with said protein.
 68. The method of claim 67, wherein said reagent comprises an antibody or fragments thereof.
 69. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 70. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 71. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 72. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 73. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.
 74. The method of claim 61, wherein the level of expression of said at least one gene in said samples is determined by detecting the presence in said samples of a transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 75. The method of claim 74, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide is mRNA.
 76. The method of claim 74, wherein said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof is detected via a labeled probe which specifically hybridizes with said transcribed polynucleotide or portion thereof.
 77. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 10 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 78. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 50 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 79. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 100 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 80. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 250 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 81. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 500 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 82. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 750 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 83. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1000 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 84. The method of claim 61, wherein said at least one gene comprises at least 1200 genes each independently selected from the group consisting of the genes listed in Tables I-V.
 85. A kit for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in a subject, the kit comprising components suitable for determining expression levels of at least one gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.
 86. The kit of claim 85, wherein said reagents include at least one polynucleotide sequence selected capable of specifically hybridizing with an transcription product of said at least one gene and reagents for detecting and optionally quantifying a complex formed from said at least one polynucleotide sequence and said transcription product.
 87. The kit of claim 85, wherein said reagents include at least one antibody selected capable of specifically binding a polypeptide product of said at least one gene and reagents for detecting and optionally quantifying a complex formed from said at least one antibody and said polypeptide product.
 88. The kit of claim 85, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 89. The kit of claim 85, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 90. The kit of claim 85, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 91. The method of claim 88, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 92. The method of claim 85, wherein said at least one gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.
 93. The kit of claim 85, wherein the kit further comprises packaging material identifying the kit as useful from diagnosing MS.
 94. A polynucleotide array comprising at least 10 and no more than 1500 polynucleotide sequences, wherein each of said sequences is selected capable of hybridizing with a transcription product of a polynucleotide sequence of a gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.
 95. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said array is selected having polynucleotide sequences capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from multiple sclerosis.
 96. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said array is selected having polynucleotide sequences capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from probable multiple sclerosis.
 97. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said array is selected capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
 98. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said array is selected capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from relapsing multiple sclerosis.
 99. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 100. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 101. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 102. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 103. The polynucleotide array of claim 94, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V.
 104. An array comprising at least 10 and no more than 1500 antibodies or antibody fragments each capable of specifically binding a protein product of a gene selected from the group of genes listed in Tables I-V.
 105. The array of claim 104, wherein said array is selected having antibodies or antibody fragments capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from multiple sclerosis.
 106. The array of claim 104, wherein said array is selected having antibodies or antibody fragments capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from probable multiple sclerosis.
 107. The array of claim 104, wherein said array is selected capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
 108. The array of claim 104, wherein said array is selected capable of diagnosing subjects suspected of suffering from relapsing multiple sclerosis.
 109. The array of claim 104, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table I.
 110. The array of claim 104, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table II.
 111. The array of claim 104, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table III.
 112. The array of claim 104, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table IV.
 113. The array of claim 104, wherein said gene is selected from the genes listed in Table V. 